Better Rugby Rules

Source: Graham Henry gaff was sheer stupidity – Jonathan Millow

Extracts…

Weepu was undoubtedly speaking on behalf of the team when he gave a bittersweet post-match interview.

“I probably would not have kicked the ball out had I known, and kept the ball in hand.

“Obviously we weren’t told about the six-point margin and I guess we need to be more prepared.

“Most of the boys thought it would be like the Bledisloe Cup, you have to get two wins before you can take the trophy from the team that holds it.”

Let’s not beat around the bush here. This is a massive howler by Henry. He treated his team like babies. He needed to put all the cards on the table and then recommend or instruct a course of action.

Henry’s defence was he didn’t want to burden his “young side” with having to do any more than secure victory.

One question remains. How would we all have reacted had the All Blacks lost the test attempting a miracle ball in the final minutes?

The answer? We would have expected victory to be sought first and not compromised by seeking a winning margin. But we also would expect the players to be up to speed.

COMMENTS : France beat us AGAIN !. They have the wood on the ABs in the tough games, or so it would seam. Remember the horrible loss at the last Rugby World Cup, where the tactic was to play for 20 min to get a penalty that never came rather than get a try, then after that a failed setup for two drop goal attempts in the last 10 minutes. These tactics all came down from the coaches box. And we are still seeing the same blunders, it must be French that bring out this stupidity from Henry’s mob, why is he so dumb. Age, stuck in his old ways, lost confidence, worn out, years of talking to children at school..who knows. There is a black cloud over the ABs and it’s not good. Blunder after blunder by Henry’s mob is a worry. Just scroll down this blog and see the selection blunders this season so far.