Biker Pat wrote: Watching the Munster v Leinster game. Can someone explain to me why the crouch, touch, pause, and engage stuff was introduced at scrums. It seems to lead to do many scrum resets and the refs seem to get a kick out of the pause part. What happened the old get down and get stuck in at the scrum.

Does this simplify it Pat 

 

 

 

Watching the Munster v Leinster game.

Can someone explain to me why the crouch, touch, pause, and engage stuff was introduced at scrums.

It seems to lead to do many scrum resets and the refs seem to get a kick out of the pause part.

What happened the old get down and get stuck in at the scrum.

Kit supplier's advert backfires spectacularly



England's kit supplier has been left with egg on its face after presumptuous plans for a 'Grand Slam Champions' campaign backfired.

The men in white had been odds-on favourites to beat Ireland in Dublin on Saturday and secure their first Grand Slam since 2003, but an inspired Irish team ended that dream as they smashed England 24-8.

The brilliance of the Irish taught a costly lesson to England kit supplier Nike as its promotional video hailing England as 'Grand Slam Champions 2011' was leaked on to the internet - as was a pre-match internal email seeming to take victory for granted.

The RFU expressed their dismay over the leak, with a statement reading: "It is disappointing that details of Nike's internal planning has got into the public domain.

"In no way did the RFU or the England team underestimate the challenge that the Ireland team would pose.

"We were well beaten by a team who played better and we have the utmost respect for (Ireland coach) Declan Kidney and the Irish players."

The Daily Telegraph reported that the video was just the start, with 5,000 limited edition Grand Slam T-shirts produced and a massive advertising campaign - due to begin immediately after the match - ready to heave into motion.

Those T-shirts are now redundant, while the campaign was hastily cancelled.

A leaked internal memo from Nike read: "We have commissioned a special limited edition T-shirt to celebrate the England Grand Slam 2011, which we will give to the players when we win against Ireland on Saturday.

"The T-shirt is inspired by the iconic English rose (like the kit) and 5K units will go into retail at the RFU and NikeTown London after the game.

"In the spirit of owning sporting moments, we will also execute a burst of Digital Out-of-Home activity that will start right on the final whistle in over 20 of London's most prominent underground stations through Digital Escalator Panels and Cross-Track Projections."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ5VT_u3Lb4

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Thanks, Frank.

I watched the highlights alst night. We were awesome and the English were in total disarray. Delighted to see the Sky presenters were so complimentary. Would love to have been there

muller wrote: Can't find the thread for other sports. I've been away too long http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/02/ireland-cricket- england-victory-bangalore What a brilliant victory! Another notable success at the week-end in Australia. Eugene Laverty achieves 4th place in his first race in World Superbikes (15th in the second race, but I'll ask him about that on saturday at the bike show in the RDS) http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/world-sup erbikes-laverty-dazzles-on-debut-15098266.html

Is this the thread you were

looking for Brian.

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Best man won it in the end. Blistering start from Jackpot with a 9 Darter in the 3rd leg but Anderson kept plugging away and managed to get it back to 6 - 5.

Lewis has this turbo gear where he can power ( 'scuse the analogy ) through a set in rapid time by ramming in 180s and 140s and just had a little too much for the Scot.

Top quality entertainment though,although ( and it pains me to say this ) think it's time for Sid to hang up the mic .

 

Just settling down to get ready for the world darts final on Sky.

Gary "Bravedart" Anderson of Scotland against Adrian "Jackpot" Lewis of England. Both playing incredibly well and the form players of the moment. Should be a classic.

Congratulations to Co. Antrim's Tony McCoy on being elected BBC Sports Personality of the year tonight.

Not a big Racing fan but his career has been phenomenal,loads of winners and loads of broken bones.

Congrats to my own personal favourite Sportsman, Phil Taylor, for coming second !

DONDON wrote: 6) John Terry would run a mile if he came up against Francie Bellew

One of my heroes..............Francie.........not John Terry.

Was sitting about three rows from the front of the Davin during the 2003 Final when he was marking Owen Mulligan from Tyrone.One of the best Off the Ball battles I've ever seen.

 

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