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  1. I am a bit tired of this nonsense. Its all born out of fear from being sued, but basically, there have been controls in place to prevent head injuries since 1895. It has never been legal to attack an opponents head. There are deterring factors in place. If a player chooses to break the rules, then outside of accidental contact, they are punished. I half remember talk of players suing players in the mid 2000s as a scare tactic. For all the scare mongering thrown out there by these people outside of the game, it has only served to make the perception of our game as dangerous. You notice there is only data at the extreme end of the spectrum thrown in the press, but for example, if you look at the average number of tackles across the game in a season, and compare that to injuries, you would see a very small number. Furthermore, a footballer would on average have more contacts with the head in a game than any rugby player (From heading the ball). After years of nonsense measure put in place through fear, I was pleasantly surprised to read this a couple of weeks back: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/head-knocks-and-rugby-study-reveals-real-impact-on-head-forces-at-community-and-elite-level/RZVO7S6UABFVFEWTM3YK3BWKNU/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/head-knocks-and-rugby-study-reveals-real-impact-on-head-forces-at-community-and-elite-level/RZVO7S6UABFVFEWTM3YK3BWKNU/ I had hoped it might be at the start of the end for much of this nonsense. If we are really concerned about player safety, lets do something meaningful, instead of sole focus on the things that might get us sued.
  2. 4 -0 to Jamaica, against the run of play. USA have been the dominant team up to now though.
  3. There are back ups in place im told. I know with POR there was a power cut at the stadium an hour before kick off. Unfortunately its not uncommon in Jamaica. I understand there are generators at the ready for the game though. Should be a good test, plenty of new talent from both teams this time around, with only domestic based players selected.
  4. Live stream link: Its a 3pm kick off local time, so 8pm UK, 9am New Zealand, 7am Aus, I think...
  5. Twice the kiwis win something, both by a Australian coach. I question the sense in forcing him to quit.
  6. Some teams from the Auckland league have jerseys for sale. I know there are others due soon, so ill just leave the link here: https://1908.store/collections/auckland-rugby-league
  7. Game 3 link, Jamaica V Canada. Kick off is in about 12 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg9SCTtkw8I
  8. Its the Auckland Premiership, NZ has other comps. The national comp is a short season Rep format, and its not great. The broadcast deal is big for local league down here though.
  9. Not to start another thread of messing, but are Leigh deliberately trying to adopt the Jacksonville Jaguars Colour scheme? Black, aqua, gold, white. Does anyone know? Im actually a fan of that jersey more than the home, its a bit of fun for an alternative kit set.
  10. The Americas Championship is scheduled for Jamaica next year. Including Canada and USA. It's the first time that they have managed to get it to Jamaica. Jamaica has a growth plan, the game is resident there, moreso than say, Italy or Scotland. COVID played a big part in stunting things, but make no mistake, the game has been growing there for years. The guys on the ground are phenomenal. They have had next to no support from government to date, but still have high school U14, U16, U19, Intercol (universities), National Club championship, a second division for expansion, and their own version of State of Origin. Jamaica didn't make it to the World Cup by accident. I agree, more games would make a more competitive Reggae Warriors, but watch the home grown guys too, their World Cup legacy might just just be the spark that causes some significant growth there.
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