Lionesses ?
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Lionesses ?
Much speculation recently and according to 'The Rugby Paper' (22/8/21) The Lions managing director Ben Calveley has stated it is a 'when ' and not 'if ' situation in terms of a women's touring party.Potential opponents are France, Canada and of course New Zealand.
Personally think this will happen and not necessarily a bad thing.The key and deciding factor however , beyond sporting endeavour and potential achievement will be profitability.....
Personally think this will happen and not necessarily a bad thing.The key and deciding factor however , beyond sporting endeavour and potential achievement will be profitability.....
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Good luck to them but it's not for me. Not fan at all of any women's sport.
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Not a fan of any woman's sport??
How dare they, next they will want to vote and even drink in bars. Nothing is sacred with this modern notion of equality.
How dare they, next they will want to vote and even drink in bars. Nothing is sacred with this modern notion of equality.
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There's always oneRutlandtiger wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:51 pm Not a fan of any woman's sport??
How dare they, next they will want to vote and even drink in bars. Nothing is sacred with this modern notion of equality.
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Absolute state of some of these people today! You don’t even know why I don’t like women’s sport,guess what though I don’t like rugby 7s either,or rugby league,or golf,or tennis,or Formula 1 amongst other things. Bet that’s stumped you for a comeback though.Skin_and_Muscle wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:16 pmI know, right, how dare women have the opportunity to demonstrate their sporting ability? While we're at it, whoever thought it was a good idea to let women act?
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Yep you've got me, I have thought and deliberated with my obviously muddled and mixed up brain! Is it you don't like womens sports or is it more about women playing any sport? I have to give in, so please explain??
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Just don’t enjoy the product. I find it hilarious now though that we live in a world where folk can’t wait to play the sexist card,or the race card,or whatever other cards there are. What a world ay!Rutlandtiger wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:44 pm Yep you've got me, I have thought and deliberated with my obviously muddled and mixed up brain! Is it you don't like womens sports or is it more about women playing any sport? I have to give in, so please explain??
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I think the Team GB 7s showed the demand and potential for a Lioness team, would be nice to have fresh destinations rather than copy and paste from the Mens. So touring places like Fiji or Canada who have strong female sides would be a good idea.
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Being truthful and I don't really find women's rugby that interesting currently.
1. With no Tigers team (Well until now) not that interested in the clubs.
2. The gaps between International teams are just way too large IMO.
and I struggle to see how well a Lioness team tour would fare based on the current gaps.
I also think there is a massive difference between how the game is played within the men's game let alone between the women's and men's so to claim it's the same game IMO is a bit disingenuous.
For example the way Bristol play is massively different to say Saracens did.
1. With no Tigers team (Well until now) not that interested in the clubs.
2. The gaps between International teams are just way too large IMO.
and I struggle to see how well a Lioness team tour would fare based on the current gaps.
I also think there is a massive difference between how the game is played within the men's game let alone between the women's and men's so to claim it's the same game IMO is a bit disingenuous.
For example the way Bristol play is massively different to say Saracens did.
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What a biased unbalanced view. I would be interested in your views on disabled sports. Is this also a product that doesn't interest you?
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I do find it a shame that people get shot down if they say they don’t like something. I’m sure there’s something everyone doesn’t like.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion and isn’t a fans forum a good place for it?
Everyone is entitled to an opinion and isn’t a fans forum a good place for it?
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Ofc people are entitled to their view. But to say “not a fan of women’s sport” is a blanket comment that says “no matter what the sport or the quality of the play, I don’t like it as they are not men.” I know this isn’t what Scott means but that’s how it comes across.
It is in no way the same as saying “I enjoy rugby union but am not a fan of rugby league.”
I assume Scott say stony faced during the recent Olympics as soon as the women’s events came on, before returning to an electrified fan as soon as the men’s events returned to the screen.
It is in no way the same as saying “I enjoy rugby union but am not a fan of rugby league.”
I assume Scott say stony faced during the recent Olympics as soon as the women’s events came on, before returning to an electrified fan as soon as the men’s events returned to the screen.
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The beauty of women's rugby is that the players remind me more of grassroots players, I am a fan of rugby being a game for all shapes and sizes and top level men's rugby needs to stop trying to bulk every player up and get back to a skill based game rather than who can hit the hardestRagingBull wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:24 pm Being truthful and I don't really find women's rugby that interesting currently.
1. With no Tigers team (Well until now) not that interested in the clubs.
2. The gaps between International teams are just way too large IMO.
and I struggle to see how well a Lioness team tour would fare based on the current gaps.
I also think there is a massive difference between how the game is played within the men's game let alone between the women's and men's so to claim it's the same game IMO is a bit disingenuous.
For example the way Bristol play is massively different to say Saracens did.