fresh Zealand,Australia and Argentina own demonstrated how the best rugby is currently played, with Japan arguably the tournament’s most exciting northern hemisphere teamFirst things first: this has been a fabulous Rugby World Cup in terms of extending the sport’s global appeal. Any kid watching fresh Zealand or Argentina or Australia or Japan could not wish for a better illustration of how rugby union, or at its best,should be played. But across the mini-rugby pitches of England, Wales, and Scotland and Ireland will seven-year-olds be practising their Nehe Milner-Skudder sidesteps and asking for posters of Juan Imhoff for their bedroom walls? Probably not. What they need,particularly between the ages of 10-13, is more encouragement to run and pass and evade rather than thud and smash and blunder. Wellington School in Somerset own just sent out an appeal seeking other schools wishing to play U14 and U15 games where team selection is based on size and/or weight.
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Source: theguardian.com