Very good point and I must admit I hadn't got into the science of it, just gauging (clearly uninformed on the basis of the above) consensus from players!
Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!
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The one and only time I got a concussion playing as a kid was a knee to the head due to bad tackle technique. I had a ten-minute blank spot in my memory from the moment it happened til the end of the match. Apparently I played well during it 
I have no idea what the data says but wouldn't be surprised at all if knees to head are by far the most common cause of concussion in underage rugby. You just don't get the same high impact upper body to upper body collisions at that level. Although making them tackle below the waist is probably the best way to train technique, so probably for the best anyway?The one and only time I got a concussion playing as a kid was a knee to the head due to bad tackle technique. I had a ten-minute blank spot in my memory from the moment it happened til the end of the match. Apparently I played well during it
It’s written in the stars for sexton to pick up an injury before the Scotland game and both Munster fly half’s to face off against each other.
Six nations 2023
Predictions today boys and girls?
Reckon Wales Ireland will be close till the last 20 but Ireland will pull away and win by a few scores.
England narrow victory, by a score….hopefully. Think it’ll be a nervous one for both sets of fans
Reckon Wales Ireland will be close till the last 20 but Ireland will pull away and win by a few scores.
England narrow victory, by a score….hopefully. Think it’ll be a nervous one for both sets of fans
Ireland to win a close one in Cardiff, Scotland to beat England and France will beat Italy but not by a massive margin on Sunday.
Here we go!
Let this distracting prelude to the world cup... Begin!
Let this distracting prelude to the world cup... Begin!
Don’t knock it….you might actually win this one
Or Ireland might lose another quarter finalDon’t knock it….you might actually win this one
Drink in Kielys in Donnybrook?
Grand, this might be done by kick off in the United game.
Close until the last 20
10 minutes in, 14-0 down with 23% possession. Can't wait until United kick off...
You've been good the last 90 seconds
Yeah, first bit of possession in the Irish half came just after I posted that. Bit disappointed to only come away with 3 points but hopefully that will settle the side down.
Ah well.
Jaysus... At least I won't have to feel guilty about switching over to the United game 
I'm just gonna stop posting...
Not playing Reffell against this quick-ball multi-phase Irish outfit is mental imho. One of the best Jacklers in the world has to start
30 points I think is the record winning margin for Ireland in Cardiff
Hopefully that's on the cards today
Arsenal loss, Ireland win, just need the Utd and City results to turn out ok and we're set for another perfect Saturday!
Hopefully that's on the cards today
Arsenal loss, Ireland win, just need the Utd and City results to turn out ok and we're set for another perfect Saturday!
Ireland look really impressive but Wales are either awful or rattled.
Ireland look very good but Wales discipline is awful. So many penalties
Yeah, he should have been starting 100%.
We're diabolical at world cups, so yes please.Don’t knock it….you might actually win this one
Think it's a little bit from column A and a little bit from column B.
Getting Gatland back was a weird decision.
Rob Kearney would sicken the toughest of stomachs.
He's like a parody of a rugby playing posh rich privately educated twat. He seems fictional he's so focking ridiculously oirish rogby.
cnut.
He's made me feel like a class traitor for even watching.
He's like a parody of a rugby playing posh rich privately educated twat. He seems fictional he's so focking ridiculously oirish rogby.
cnut.
He's made me feel like a class traitor for even watching.
This team has to do well at the World Cup. It really will be a massive failure if not, the way they move the point of contact and get recycle quickly. I think teams have to set up specifically to slow the ball down to have a chance. France would be a good candidate as they’ve got jacklers all over the pitch, especially when Danty is back
Bonus point finally. That was so important to get.
I've heard that about pretty much every Irish side that has gone to a World Cup. They've got a tough draw this side on (arguably the 4 strongest sides are all on 1 side of the draw) so the inevitable quarter final exit will be fair enough this time.
I thought Ireland were good in the 1st half, very clinical in their work, but pretty poor for much of the 2nd with multiple instances of ill-discipline. There's a chance of a championship and maybe even a slam if they can be closer to that 1st half level throughout.
The try-saving tackle by Porter was incredible.
They popular theory on Ireland in the Johnny Sexton era is that they peak too early.
Wow take a bow Duhan, that was a sensational try!
Very pleased with what I’ve seen from England. Scotland taking their 2 opportunities in sensational fashion shouldn’t mask the fact that England have looked a completely different side with ball in hand, it’s looked like the power game of old but with a bit more guile built in. Great match as well, fantastic to see one of the showpieces of the calendar have open running rugby in and not descend into a shitfest
Does this side not feel a little bit special though? Certainly from a (fairly neutral) outside perspective this Irish team might not be full of best-in-the-world players….but the team as a whole all fits together so well
They won the grand slam in 2018 and were number 1 in the world at the end of that year and were absolutely shit in 2019. They'd won 2 consecutive championships going into the 2015 world cup and got blown out by Argentina. This team hasn't actually won anything, they obviously had the fantastic series win in New Zealand and had some really impressive results but I'd still make them significant underdogs for a quarter final against France or New Zealand.
Fair enough. I wouldn’t make you significant underdogs against anyone at the WC. I’d make you underdogs against France and probably SA as I think their power game might cause you some problems, but not by much
In purely rugby terms I would make them underdogs against France in France anyway (not so sure generally against a not great New Zealand side) but when you add in the scars of previous knockout disappointments I think they have a lot more to overcome than any of the other major sides.
Scotland are doing way better than I probably expected.
I'm not sure if it's Scotland improving or England dropping their level but I don't think either of these teams are up to much at the moment.
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