I USED to look forward to the beginning of the rugby season but these days I approach it with the thought “will it be better than last year?” and I have my doubts.
Why? Because the game, that used to be about running and passing and looking for space, has become nothing more than brute force and ignorance. Now the norm is to run into people as hard as you can looking to cause some damage, with substitutes waiting to continue the attrition.
And when it comes to scoring, teams camp on the opposition try line and bash away until they score or win a penalty, all the while ignori...