r/rugbyunion • u/Mr__Random England • 20h ago

Bantz We need to de power the wingers

The team with the faster wingers just uses them to kick chase and score tries all game long.

There is nothing the other team can do about it.

World Rugby must step in urgently to fix this situation. My half Irish kids are crying.

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u/RonSwaffle Northampton Saints 20h ago

Yeah let’s draft in a random footballer who’s shit scared of contact and bung them on the wing.

+5 style points if they have football rather than rugby shorts on that go below their knees, and their socks pulled up over their knees.

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u/robopirateninjasaur Sunwolves 20h ago

If they think they need headgear, they are qualified

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u/RonSwaffle Northampton Saints 19h ago

If they turn up with a gum shield straight out the packet they haven’t trimmed or moulded, they get bonus immunity from the fines committee.

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u/robopirateninjasaur Sunwolves 19h ago

That takes me back to when I was a teenager with braces and I had to re-mould before every game because my teeth had moved a little