Man of Kent

Leeds....

Limited to 250. Good offer though.

Bound to be a big crowd at Headingley, and with the home fans singing 'Marching On Together' etc and a good away support, it's sure to create a great first impression.

The thing I like about the ad is it’s almost as much about the fans as players, and the use of raw emotion seems designed to appeal to yoot mandem. It’s saying: ‘This is a tough, skilful sport with passionate players and fans’. Which is exactly right.

Surely scrums are either competitive/contested or are not, with no middle ground. Sportsmen are going to try to win the ball, with all that goes with it, ie the crumpled heaps of yore.

Hope so. Fact is there is no other restart that ties up 12 players en masse. The better coaches and teams seem to use this to their advantage in good ball.

Another daft Covid rule gone. Yay!

Farnworth rumoured to be off t'dark side. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-brisbane-broncos-herbie-farnworth-future-possible-rugby-union-switch/372d59e0-f11c-4cc7-b9db-013749692e40

Me too.

Seems an astute signing. I think Broncos will be OK this year. But then I’m not of those who engage in competitive doom-mongering, each trying to outdo the other

His agent posted on Facebook yesterday about the move.

Decent squad with depth that ought to be up there challenging for the playoffs, if a distance behind Leigh & Fev.

Nigel Farage's favourite beer. Excellent.

Worst of the lot in a poor vintage. The sponsor logo seems to include terms and conditions. Hilarious.

Touch can be great but you have to work hard on ‘line attack’ plays because it’s so easy to effect a ‘tackle’. It’s very easy to play touch badly, particularly if you’re playing with a bunch of ex-union players who want to play a sort of hot potato 7s to touch rules. Good line attack play requires precise footwork, timing, coordination and communication. When it’s done well it’s rewarding but it can get frustrating, if truth be told, because many players just want a social runabout without the complexity of learning set plays. It can be like herding cats at times. Tag on the other hand is less complex but allows for more individual skill - running, evasion, offloading and kicking (no kicking in touch). And - this is key in my view - playing what’s in front of you rather than trying pre-planned set moves. It’s therefore more accessible and, in my view, fun. And, yes, removing a tag from a hip of a stepping/spinning attacker is much harder than touching any part of an attacker or the ball (as in touch). Oh, and you must play the ball with the foot in tag

That's great because it means the RFL is now the official partner with the leading organisations of both tag rugby and touch rugby in England. I wonder if we'll eventually see a 'Super League Touch' comp similar to the NRL Touch Premiership. Incidentally, I have started playing tag for the first time via a weekend London league and I have to say I find it much more fun to play than touch (and more like league than touch). Awesome game. Do give it a go if you get the chance.

It’s just for 2022, they said. Doncos - like it

Not at Wimbledon

I’m so buying one. As a Wimbledon-supporting rugby league obsessive, this is like some sort of dream for me.

Broncos home

I wasn’t referring to Leeds, they have great kits.

Awful. These are proud clubs with 100-150+ years of history and their players shouldn’t be wearing such tat. Might be better to launch a home kit one year, away the next, with heritage/one-offs in between.

The 2022 vintage seems a good argument for less is more, ie two-year designs done well rather than annual launches that look cheap & nasty.

Those Salford shirts look a bit cheap & nasty. I quite like the collar tho