hbab712
hbab712 t1_iw4cznk wrote
Reply to comment by EmreCanYNWA in New Zealand 34-31 England: Hosts win Rugby World Cup with dramatic victory over Red Roses in Auckland by dappersporty
NZ fan here and I agree. I would have sent her off. The variances in how head to head contact is officiated across the entire sport is getting ridiculous.
But can we also talk about whatever the fuck the doctors were doing allowing Dow to stay on the pitch? She could barely walk when they got her up.
hbab712 t1_iw4cnic wrote
Reply to comment by cr1zzl in New Zealand 34-31 England: Hosts win Rugby World Cup with dramatic victory over Red Roses in Auckland by dappersporty
Nah, it's women's rugby. That's not to take anything away from these women, but the sport is very different between men and women.
hbab712 t1_iw4c946 wrote
Reply to comment by phonetune in New Zealand 34-31 England: Hosts win Rugby World Cup with dramatic victory over Red Roses in Auckland by dappersporty
The tackling is getting really bad. They all want to poach the ball and then refuse to get low. I'm seeing at least a concussion or HIA in basically every game I watch.
It's happening at the lower levels, too. I'm a ref and I call multiple high tackles per game because no one wants to go low anymore.
hbab712 t1_iw4jgte wrote
Reply to comment by cr1zzl in New Zealand 34-31 England: Hosts win Rugby World Cup with dramatic victory over Red Roses in Auckland by dappersporty
Short answer: no. The vernacular for mens rugby is just "rugby." The language hasn't evolved beyond that at this point. It's kind of an "it is what it is" thing right now.
You can dislike the gendered language as it's not particularly inclusive, but if you watch much rugby you will see that they are effectively different sports. It's like tennis. Even Serena Williams said very clearly that mens and womens tennis are different sports due to the physiological differences between men and women in sports where strength is required.
BTW: I'm not advocating for anything with respect to what language we use. It just is how we refer to the sports at this point.
Edit: to expand a little, should we call 7s just "rugby" or should we differentiate because it's so different than traditional rugby union? What about rugby league? 10s? Etc. Is Ruby Tui wrong for referring to her sport as "womens rugby"?