| Grass roots rugby in Wales 20:58 - Feb 5 with 1276 views | magicdaps10 |
Before I talk about it, I have to add that Saturday league grass roots football is no better but the academies with links to other other academies and league/premier clubs in England cover a lot of negligence at the Saturday league level.
Onto Rugby, it saddens me to see the state of grass roots Rugby.......if Welsh rugby wants to improve then this is the starting block.
Something needs to be done here before future players are lost.
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 21:48 - Feb 5 with 1229 views | Boundy |
Not sure what you're alluding to but I can say that local kids rugby in my area is still fairly strong with a time having an affect on junior football |  |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 08:33 - Feb 6 with 1160 views | onehunglow |
| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 21:48 - Feb 5 by Boundy |
Not sure what you're alluding to but I can say that local kids rugby in my area is still fairly strong with a time having an affect on junior football |
Where we live ,junior rugby sits comfortably alongside junior football .
No competition here
It’s either rugby or football.
Massive football area obviously but the local rugby clubs attract plenty of kids | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 17:08 - Feb 6 with 1096 views | magicdaps10 |
Interesting to read that Rob Kearney has said that the grass roots game in Wales is rotten to the core and there is very little here......u woukd certainly have to agree with him.
The underage grades(not all) that I have experience with is very clickey with coaches being made up of parents, some teams have nearly double figures with coaches......ultimately seeing their kids get preferential treatment and kids who are as capable or even more.so put to one side.
We all know where this leads to........lack of confidence and losing the love of the sport.
There needs to be a major upheavel in grass roots rugby. I must stress, it's not all areas but it certainly needs a shake up in many places in Wales. | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 22:22 - Feb 6 with 1048 views | Kilkennyjack |
In Swansea since the 1970s, the numbers playing football are huge compared to the egg.
Welsh Rugby Union has been too concerned with beers and the boys, rather then having a meaningful strategy for player identification, best facilities, and top coaching.
The regions have very clearly struggled financially and on the pitch for a decade. |  |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 23:03 - Feb 6 with 1039 views | onehunglow |
| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 17:08 - Feb 6 by magicdaps10 |
Interesting to read that Rob Kearney has said that the grass roots game in Wales is rotten to the core and there is very little here......u woukd certainly have to agree with him.
The underage grades(not all) that I have experience with is very clickey with coaches being made up of parents, some teams have nearly double figures with coaches......ultimately seeing their kids get preferential treatment and kids who are as capable or even more.so put to one side.
We all know where this leads to........lack of confidence and losing the love of the sport.
There needs to be a major upheavel in grass roots rugby. I must stress, it's not all areas but it certainly needs a shake up in many places in Wales. |
And rugby in sire land below GAA Hurling Football yet they are the best country right now at it | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 08:53 - Feb 7 with 996 views | jojaca |
The sport is dying in these modern times in Wales and other countries, nothing lasts forever. |  |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 09:25 - Feb 7 with 988 views | magicdaps10 |
| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 23:03 - Feb 6 by onehunglow |
And rugby in sire land below GAA Hurling Football yet they are the best country right now at it |
Luckily be married to an Irish gal(have I ever mentioned that 😉) I have some sort of knowledge with sport in Ireland.
Rugby is the fastest growing sport in Ireland, unofficial records in Ireland suggest that there are now over 100k players over there and growing.
Gaelic football is by far the most popular sport over there and kids play it from a very young age and the physical side preps them ready or those who move over to Rugby.
Understandably due to risks the game has gone softer down the age grades and Ireland have that upper hand with regards to that with gaelic football having very little to me restrictions down the age grades. | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 00:05 - Feb 8 with 938 views | BarrySwan |
| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 09:25 - Feb 7 by magicdaps10 |
Luckily be married to an Irish gal(have I ever mentioned that 😉) I have some sort of knowledge with sport in Ireland.
Rugby is the fastest growing sport in Ireland, unofficial records in Ireland suggest that there are now over 100k players over there and growing.
Gaelic football is by far the most popular sport over there and kids play it from a very young age and the physical side preps them ready or those who move over to Rugby.
Understandably due to risks the game has gone softer down the age grades and Ireland have that upper hand with regards to that with gaelic football having very little to me restrictions down the age grades. |
Parks rugby in Wales will be gone within 5 to 7 years tops.
I prompted and featured in a BBC Wales news report over 20 years ago after I estimated that there were no more than around 17,000 rugby players in Wales then and numbers were dropping like a stone.
Despite a very quick flurry of attention in the media lasting a day or two the rugby powers to be did nothing to address the situation other than to carry on with their freebie trips around the globe to watch the international team.
It's too late to reverse the situation now and local rugby will shortly cease due to lack of playing numbers.
Those still quoting the thousands of youngsters playing and training on a Sunday morning as evidence of a healthy future appear to be oblivious to the fact that a negligible percentage ever go on to play adult rugby.
BTW parks football is disappearing as fast as amateur rugby. | | | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 09:20 - Feb 8 with 917 views | onehunglow |
| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 09:25 - Feb 7 by magicdaps10 |
Luckily be married to an Irish gal(have I ever mentioned that 😉) I have some sort of knowledge with sport in Ireland.
Rugby is the fastest growing sport in Ireland, unofficial records in Ireland suggest that there are now over 100k players over there and growing.
Gaelic football is by far the most popular sport over there and kids play it from a very young age and the physical side preps them ready or those who move over to Rugby.
Understandably due to risks the game has gone softer down the age grades and Ireland have that upper hand with regards to that with gaelic football having very little to me restrictions down the age grades. |
I know.
She’s from Donegal | |
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| Grass roots rugby in Wales on 17:44 - Feb 8 with 865 views | howenjack |
I think the the adverse publicity surrounding the game recently due to Head injury evidence certainly hasn't helped . | | | |
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