My thinking on the Smith comments on the tendentious rolling maul and suggested law changes.
I played rugby (school boy Lindisfarne College 1st XV) when a main tactic was the flyhalf or half back kicking over the top of the lineout in to touch on the full, thus securing possession for the next line out and repeating the same all the way down field till close to the try line smashing through or running the ball. Law changes did away with that and opened up the game......
Why is no TV station showing the giro (or the snooker last month)? Are those sports bodies holding out for higher payment and happy to not be shown at all? With Campbell Stewart in the giro i was actually keen to follow it.
I can find out, but my guess is Sky has looked to make savings and decided not to pay for two events with a niche following in NZ, that are mostly "live" in the middle of the night. The Giro and Snooker would use a rights broker and they probably couldn't cut a deal - Sky no longer have to worry about Spark Sport picking it up as competition, which makes me worry we might see more events like this disappear from our screens.
Not an established "station" but one can watch the Giro on GCN+ app. About $15 a month and you get every other race going at the moment. Good value even with Evenepoel out with COVID
Big brother is watching Dyls.....you will probably feel your next chat with anyone at NZRU will feel a little less genuine.
My thinking on the Smith comments on the tendentious rolling maul and suggested law changes.
I played rugby (school boy Lindisfarne College 1st XV) when a main tactic was the flyhalf or half back kicking over the top of the lineout in to touch on the full, thus securing possession for the next line out and repeating the same all the way down field till close to the try line smashing through or running the ball. Law changes did away with that and opened up the game......
Why is no TV station showing the giro (or the snooker last month)? Are those sports bodies holding out for higher payment and happy to not be shown at all? With Campbell Stewart in the giro i was actually keen to follow it.
I can find out, but my guess is Sky has looked to make savings and decided not to pay for two events with a niche following in NZ, that are mostly "live" in the middle of the night. The Giro and Snooker would use a rights broker and they probably couldn't cut a deal - Sky no longer have to worry about Spark Sport picking it up as competition, which makes me worry we might see more events like this disappear from our screens.
Not an established "station" but one can watch the Giro on GCN+ app. About $15 a month and you get every other race going at the moment. Good value even with Evenepoel out with COVID