tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post1741401093018272588..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: Win some, lose someTotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-24960908673222970632014-02-23T14:25:50.070+00:002014-02-23T14:25:50.070+00:00Trust me Von, that makes a change. In almost every...Trust me Von, that makes a change. In almost every other aspect the FFR are a right bunch of w@nk3rs. Witness there First 15 selection policy and tactics!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357551753428720460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-55373283517295013702014-02-21T10:01:36.641+00:002014-02-21T10:01:36.641+00:00@Andrew Barton - sounds like an unbelievably sensi...@Andrew Barton - sounds like an unbelievably sensible approach.<br />Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854900796524398172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-33218569412562739052014-02-20T11:29:15.304+00:002014-02-20T11:29:15.304+00:00Im a rugby coach here in france for a team of unde...Im a rugby coach here in france for a team of under 13's.<br /><br />Here things are very different to the UK. They play full contact from under 7 but not competative scrums until under 19.<br /><br />However, in competitions or tournements at all age groups upto and including under 15, the rule is that once one side gets more than 5 tries, the game is stopped and the result is recorded. Then the loosing team coach is offered to mix the teams up and continue playing for the rest of the match just for fun and the benefit maybe of the weaker teams players playing with the stronger teams players.<br /><br />Most times my team has gone 5 up, the other coach is happy to mix up the teams. Occasionally the coach says no and we stop there or he says no and wants to continue as is. Either way the original 5-X result stands. <br /><br />As for size, children grow at different rates. Its frightening. Our smallest under 13 is about 1m 20 and weighs 28 kg, our largest is 1m 78 and weighs 80kg! With the right technique, our smallest can and often does bring down our biggest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357551753428720460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-26968903897810994442014-02-17T07:56:11.593+00:002014-02-17T07:56:11.593+00:00I'm told that in New Zealand, where many of th...I'm told that in New Zealand, where many of the Polynesian kids are shaving at age 8 and are double the size of their <i>pakeha</i> cousins, they use weight categories instead of age groups up to about age 16 I think it is.<br /><br />We had a "non-competitive" sports day at my school, (arguably quite "progressive" considering this was over 20 years ago). It was a shambles. As you allude to above, it was the kids that boycotted the thing. I was one of very few people out of my circle who actually bothered to take part - I did quite well too, I think, didn't exactly win anything but I had the warm glow of having taken part, which is of course the important thing...<br />Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854900796524398172noreply@blogger.com