Dr Brett Robinson Wants To CHANGE World Rugby! Here's how... |

[@GoodBadRugby]

Who should Andy Farrell pick as his Assistant Coaches. Write your dream combos below: Attack, Defence, Set-piece, etc...

[@GoodBadRugby]

Attack: Jon Le May Defence: Tins Team Manager: Hask Kit Man: Payno

[@paulwoodman7749]

Attack: ROG, Defence: Shaun Edwards, Forwards: Graham Rowntree, Backs: Mike Catt

[@stuartwhatling2636]

Attack: Mike Catt Defence: Felix Jones Scrum: Graham Rowntree Lineout: Paul O'Connell

[@johnfletcher9907]

Your mum Your mum Your mum You’re welcome

[@whakatane6298]

Defence-Jamie Joseph Attack- Steve Hansen Set Piece- Wayne Smith

[@davidmaclennan5925]

Mark my words, but when everything goes “Tits up” The Aussie culture is to shift the blame on to someone else. People do not take responsibility for anything here…

[@davidhigham2953]

What a fantastic episode. I could listen to the Dr for hours!!!! 🤞🤞🤞 He gets the nod!!!

[@nicholasfallowfield4379]

In relation to Dr Brett I think people need to understand the difference between minimising risks and maximising safety. Minimising risks is taking the collisions out of rugby - only allow tackles around the waist, no more pushing in the scrums for example, whereas maximising safety is keeping all the elements that we love about rugby but just make that as safe as possible with improved medical monitoring and support e.g. fancy mouthguard, return to play protocols etc. A difficult balance to find.

[@richardyoung4405]

It is difficult to find the balance but I would like to understand how the fighting sports deal with this. At least in our game the objective is not to incapacitate your opponent where as in fighting sports the objective is literally to smash the opponent into la la land

[@nicholasfallowfield4379]

@ agreed. And both my sons gave up rugby at about 16 years old due to injuries. One with repeated concussion and the other broke his collar bone twice in the same year. The amateur and professional game is very different.

[@garywagner2466]

Rugby needs a strong foundation in the clubs with youth programs. That’s where you create and nurture the stars of the future, their supporters, and enthusiastic spectators. It can’t always be about the professionals at the top of the pyramid. World Rugby has forgotten that. The kids who get involved, become passionate rugby enthusiasts, and carry that passion for life are the backbone of the international game. Players, coaches, officials and administrators have to have that passion. Without it, you just have people going through the motions. There are already far too many of them.

[@icefarrow7959]

World Rugby has almost zero to do with that. That's dealt with by the individual unions.

[@CalvinLacockUK]

And I see no investment in youth/mini rugby in England here. Clubs going bust all round us

[@dominicbritt]

Bring back Jonah Lomu Rugby... with a graphics refresh... job done.

[@Anxiety101Awareness]

I think a major part of growing the game especially for a younger audience is the Gaming Console side of things there is currently a rugby union game coming soon “RUGBY 25” which if this was advertised during International breaks on tv adverts and podcasts more will buy or play it and do what FIFA has been doing for younger football audiences by showing off the game in other ways

[@dietermeyer3531]

Unfortunately it's still in development, and I wouldn't recommend anyone right now to play it. They have been making positive progress, but still far away from 80% finished

[@GoodBadRugby]

Something we have talked about on the pod for a while!

[@dominicbritt]

New Zealand also made substitutions so it’s a little rich to suggest Marcus Smith going off changed the game… George Ford looked pretty under control when he came on… New Zealand made a tactical change that took control of the game for the last 15 minutes.

[@maffrose]

If Fod didnt have to catch the ball above his head from his halfback then he wouldve hit the droppie--

[@mrkiwi8250]

​@maffrose if Ratima hadn't passed the ball to Smith, he would have gone through the gap and it would have been 4 tries to zip.

[@waynepirihi9769]

@@mrkiwi8250if Patrick polutu had caught Sitiiti’s pass 5 zip

[@noname-qb7ir]

He got ran over, missed a pen and drop goal in 6 minutes. Smith should have stayed on.

[@davidmaclennan5925]

As a Saffa, I genuinely appreciate your honesty and attitude towards Joe’s opinions. Every single person needs to be heard, whether we agree or not? It’s just time that we call a spade a spade if that’s what you think without having the thought police critiquing every single word.

[@W3SV]

Salary Caps !!!! This is crazy talk .. the only way to keep future player interest in Union is to figure out how to pay them more. you need to make more money. making more money doesnt mean playing more games / tournaments. its about driving a more sustainable business and adopting business models that are not still stuck in the 80s.

[@dougv426]

Thoroughly enjoyed the conversation; it's a shame there wasn't an opportunity for all the candidates to talk on GBR (or another platform); it's the first time I've heard a discussion involving the potential leaders of the sport we love

[@ryansnyman1984]

Great show guys. Greetings from South Africa.

[@georgeevans-jones4365]

Can you please put timestamps in the videos so we can skip the sponsor sections? :)

[@mrdrevilporkchop666]

they want you to watch the sponser sections 🤦‍♂

[@georgeevans-jones4365]

@@mrdrevilporkchop666 Yep... I... I obviously know that. it was a tongue in cheek comment👍

[@davidmaclennan5925]

And the biggest factor to be considered is that there are so many different cultures involved in this beautiful game! Legacies, heroes, folk tales… there’s so much more than just some data that’s easily skewed.

[@geotruthnz7013]

Each pro comp needs to run independently of World Rugby & learn to run proper pro sport. They should all be allowed to tinker with rules that suit the peoples interests in that country without hinderance from World Rugby. Each country has to commit to international windows where tests are played under agreed international laws and top tier pro Rugby cannot be allowed to happen at the same time. Rugby Union has great playing numbers they just don't know how to run pro comps for entertainment that generate money other than the World Cup which is great. The club comps need to learn the entertainment game fast or the game will die at a pro entertainment level & we will all be left sadly watching the NRL every week.

[@benoitbonnal2960]

Very interesting. Thanks a lot for the interview. Hope you'll do the same with Abdelatif Benazzi. I must say I quite dislike this vision of growing growing growing the game not matter how, especially when it's about the growing those who are already rich. But seems to be the trend today. The entrance of CVC in URC, PremierShip and 6Ns is a disaster for that imo. Anyway, thanks a lot. Love your show.

[@elizabethleiper2664]

Really interesting content

[@jep1912]

The state of Hask. A more vain man I've rarely seen.

[@EasyWakeUpChannel]

Rugby is not a safe game. There will always be collisions and rough stuff, thats why we play. The solution lies within coaching structures and player conditioning. There is also far too much rugga being played...so if you want to improve player safety, rather apply the less is more principle. Currently its a war zone with the amount of injuries we see week in week out, its out of control.

[@mawgs3706]

6 - 2 split, swapping kickers out in last 20. Game plan sound familiar? Eng played well but still needs to find their own identity.

[@tyronematthews7480]

Sorry, World Rugby itself says that Rugby is 'Rugby is A Game of Invasion by Evasion" - Yes we have a bunch of collisions, but......

[@tyronematthews7480]

We are missing a trick with no actual official 7s Pathway in UK!!

[@dougsaunders8109]

This is a great listen, does rugby 🏉 need a straight talking Aussie? From this interview I am saying yes.

[@hamishfleetwood4386]

Why not reduce subs Have 8 available but you can only do 5 subs. This will increase the attrition of the game, open it up and make the management think in real time about who comes on the field. Also this will reduce the gladiator collision and make people fitter for 80 minutes and think more on their feet

[@therealmrfishpaste]

You're operating under several false assumptions... 1. The two Springbok forwards who routinely play the full 80mins are Eben Etzebeth and Pieter-Steph Du Toit...so having to play a full 80mins doesn't lead to smaller players with smaller collisions. 2. The Springboks now, with bomb squad and all, play a far more expansive game than they did in 2007, when they played 10-man rugby under Jake White and hardly used their bench at all.

[@hamishfleetwood4386]

Not really mate. I understand your point. But today we don’t see players off their feet at 80 minutes because of the attrition of the game now. You go back to 96 when the ABs v South Africa in those epic test matches. Most of those players were exhausted after 80 and the games were epic to watch. High scoring and epic to watch

[@rubzzz0415]

Growing the game on repeat and yet you lucky to have a tier 1 team play in the Pacific in 10 - 15 years🤦🏾‍♂️🤣 keep going

[@pietervandyk4417]

Chasing the Sun changed the game in Rugby films.

[@jimosborn3411]

Game needs to be promoted better and the RFU are responsible for the biggest downturn in the sport's history in the professional era. You know something is wrong when Darts has more of a fanbase and audience than Rugby.

[@jimcorlett]

I think the jersey is sacrosanct shouldn’t have the sponsor emblazoned across the chest bad enough having Canterbury sign on the chest imo

[@andrewturner5449]

Trying to fix the wrong end of the game,sort the prem league and lower league first.Franchise the league,copanies own teams not one or two people.Dual code players are the future.

[@thomasking-i4j]

This guy seems like a massive 🔔🔚 hope he doesn't get the job.

[@vasti018]

If this Dr comes in - our sport is dead. He should start a touch rugby - 1000's rules - at least 10 cards per game - safety, safety, safety SAFETY SAFETY version. Mark my words - "they" have infiltrated rugby to kill it!

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Completely agree 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thomasking-i4j]

Yep. He seems like a tool too, i cant lie.

[@kiwidamoplays]

Love to see a collar on a rugger shirt, but not that one, shame

[@andrewturner5449]

In his country the NRL,does quite well and is still expanding there laugue and is good fun.Food for thought.

[@GM-ow2cx]

Tindall at 11:26 "they've dodged a bullet there" No Mike, I think rather England "blew their load" too ecstatic!

[@ryanroo6]

Stop complaining boys about the state of the game. If you see a problem, fix it. Don’t throw stone from the cheap seats. So easy to do and make it someone else’s problem.

[@BrianVirtue-x4h]

Wray and Myorkis will be having a few sleepless nights now. Congrats Pres Trump and keep up the truth Dominic

[@EasyWakeUpChannel]

Rugby is not a product. Please leave the game to the players, coaches and fans. Officials, refs and corporates need to take a huge step back. Money, bureaucracy and bad losers have no place between four white lines. Australia, and a few others need to pull up their socks and start fixing their game, and their players. Stop focusing on rugby politics please.

[@EasyWakeUpChannel]

One last word from me, then I'm done. You won't ever globalise rugby, ever. Is NFL or NBA globalised? Not really. Rugby is an alpha-male sport, and thus the appeal of the game is limited to certain personality types. This contrasts with football, the global game...due to its refined physicality, its way more accessible to a wider range of people. Rugby is for the precious few who understand what happens at the base of a ruck for instance...you'll never be able to explain it to some landscaper in California, for instance. Let's keep the game sacred.

[@jep1912]

Oh, and if you want your sport to collapse into oblivion, take a Bogan's advice.

[@dietermeyer3531]

This guy has only the interest of the SANZAAR and 6 Nations teams in mind, and does not really have a plan for growing the sport in emerging Tier 2 nations that want break into the market

[@NicoDuplessis-cn1tv]

So if I’m understanding this oke correctly? Your country needs a very strong sevens men and women’s team otherwise you are stuffed?

[@Kiárán92]

The jersey is rotten looking. The last ones is miles better. If it was brighter shade of red then maybe.

[@Lf2968]

Crikey Dr Brett, you didn’t know your audience. Trying to explain the change in the tackle height… yeah we /they were all over it last year and how sh*t it was. Ffs

[@thephantomstranger4073]

The best thing for Rugby is for either Benazzi or Rinaldo to win. No Anglphonic guy should win

[@davidmaclennan5925]

Why an Aussie doctor who nobody has ever heard of, being king of rugby? I didn’t vote for him?

[@davidmaclennan5925]

I would rather have Brian Cohen of Nazareth, at his mother would keep him in line?

[@Niko7739]

well Dr WHO is a female now?

[@peterwomersley]

i think the grandpa collar is naf !

[@whakatane6298]

Now that the northern hemisphere teams are good, let's have a southern hemisphere type lions team your England or France or whatever ,and also a northern hemisphere team vs southern hemisphere team match every two years, and also the winner of super rugby plays the winners of your comp winners. As an Allblacks fan I love when we play England not because I hate the team it's coz I hate those cocky media people(some), but that's what gets me emotionally invested in the game. Ireland are the same I can't stand their (we the best) attitude so again that makes me emotionally invested. It's getting the fans emotionally invested by creating a dislike for the other team because winning against them is so sweeeeeeeeet

[@petrusvanderMerwe-o9k]

brett look like a good candidate

[@jimcorlett]

Big thanks for not mentioning Scotland really appreciated NOT!🤬

[@DaveyKos]

Why are there 3 kiwis on the shirt

[@lovemysport7902]

It's actually 3 C's being the logo for the company 'Canterbury Clothing Company' which was originally a NZ company. It was purchased by JD Sports UK but now owned by the UK Pentland Group.

[@jimcorlett]

@@lovemysport7902and ever since then the quality imo has gone down and sizing aswell

[@hamishfleetwood4386]

Still shows three kiwis haha

[@Badlighter]

Oh for the days of collars on rugby jerseys. Anyone remember smokin’ Joe Stanley with his collars up, years before King Eric Cantona?

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

SA here. Rugby is a game of speed, power and violence. Australians are obsessed with rugby league and woke…this man is going to dilute and ruin rugby. World Rugby runs a big risk of losing traditional rugby countries because they want to grow the game in Panama It’s almost impossible to tackle a player running in a crouched position. People are being carded for doing really great tackles

[@B-tr9kz]

Rugby League is awesome. Its okay to like both.

[@David-h1f4r]

Sho iths shad not sad , shun know not sun or son 🤔soonshered by $ky . Pathetic and embarrassing 📢

[@davidmaclennan5925]

Why an Aussie doctor who nobody has ever heard of, being king of rugby? I didn’t vote for him?

[@vasti018]

That position should go to some famous old rugby player - not a safety minded soft head!! they are ruining our beloved sport!