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Post by red_stag Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:01 pm

Simple enough really. What have been the biggest changes in rugby over the last 20 years. If you were told something about the modern game 20 years ago what would amaze you most. It could be that a Munster v Leinster fixture is capable of drawing in 80,000 fans. That after their World Cup win in 1987 the All Blacks still haven't manage to win another RWC trophy. Or even the amount of internationals who are born overseas.

Who knows. Its up to you. If you were told something about todays sport in 1991 what would have shocked you most?
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Post by Shifty Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:09 pm

It's professional now, in 1991 to say it would get you hanged and banned from the sport!
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Post by Guest Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:14 pm

That Welsh Rugby would go regional.

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Post by MBTGOG Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:15 pm

League players going to Union?

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Post by Cari Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:16 pm

That players would get so big!

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Post by Shifty Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:22 pm

Cari wrote:That players would get so big!

That Alfie Thomas got caught in bed with Arwel Thomas on a tour to the USA in the 90's.

That Lee Bryne would be caught Dogging with another man!

Scandals! Whistle
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Post by mrsuperclear Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:26 pm

Introducing the TMO? Leinster and Munster drawing in 80,000 was a good call. Maybe saying in the 2000's that Ireland would win a grand slam, come second 5 times and have a lowest finish of 4th in the decade, then add Ulster, Munster and Leinster's success in a European club competition. I'd say most of that would be laughed at twenty years ago.

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Post by InjuredYetAgain Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:00 pm

An international 7's circuit with so many "small" nations like Portugal, Russia as well as the obvious one of Kenya, doing pretty well considering their lack of tradition in the game

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Post by Rava Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:04 pm

Yes ... That Munster would win anything at Rugby.
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Post by MBTGOG Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:22 pm

That Ulster would be the third team in Ireland...... A distant third.


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Post by WillyGilly Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:35 pm

That John Hayes would defer his state pension in favour of a contract extension.
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Post by Rava Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:43 pm

MBTGOG wrote:That Ulster would be the third team in Ireland...... A distant third.


I'm saving these words. You will be made to eat them next season.
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Post by mrsuperclear Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:52 pm

Rava wrote: I'm saving these words. You will be made to eat them next season.

Optimistic with the HC group Ulster were drawn Rava. I'd wait another two years before making MBTGOG eat his words Wink


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Post by welshy824 Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:57 pm

welsh forwards are playing better than their backs

welsh backs playing boring rugby

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Post by manofgwent Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:15 pm

Wales winning 2 grand slams. There grand slam in 78 came 2 months before I was born. I wasn't sure inwould ever see Wales win 1 grand slam, let alone 2. There were times in the 90's when I wondered if I'd see us beat England again. Also seeing the likes of Gary teichmsnn and Percy Montgomery play in black and Amber. Surreal!

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Post by Gibson Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:10 pm

Ireland winning a SLAM - in my lifetime. And Leinster, winning 2 x HC's in 3 years. Unreal. Dreamland.

All by The Grace Of BOD.
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Post by Notch Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:14 pm

MBTGOG wrote:That Ulster would be the third team in Ireland...... A distant third.

I think you're a few years too late with that! We've made up a lot of ground on the top two and will continue to do so over the next few years.
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Post by Taylorman Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:26 pm

Its true about the world cup Red.

After we won there was common thinking that these are easy- (as it turned out 1987 is still by far the easiest WC won) all we thought was we can win this every 4 years as well.

At the time there was really no one qualified to argue with it- they had all lost by significant margins anyway.

My other is Blues only winning one super tournament in the 00's- I wouldnt have thought that would happen either.

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Post by Portnoy Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:32 am

I love the journey the Irish have been on.

Share a cattle wagon for the Scots. Please.

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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:07 am

Portnoy wrote:I love the journey the Irish have been on.

Share a cattle wagon for the Scots. Please.


Portnoy, very generous, but honestly we need no help from our cousins - the Scottish rugby journey has always been cyclical - moments of greatness in a sea of mediocrity on the whole! It just so happens that this particular trough has been a long one (a decade long!).

Anyway back to the original question -

... that Exeter Chiefs would finish their first season in the Premiership in a comfortable 8th thumbsup

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Post by rodders Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:15 am

That Ireland would win a GS and 3 triple crowns, regularly beat England and beat SA, France and Australia. Never thought any of it would happen in my lifetime.

Obviously the HEC wasn't around in those days but the idea that Ireland would have had 3 teams who have been champions of Europe, 2 of them twice would have seemed ludicrous 20 years ago.

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Post by funnyExiledScot Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:24 am

That Scotland would be coached by an Englishman!

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Post by Thomond Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:26 am

That Ireland would win a GS. That Munster would be the top team in Ireland for a period of 4 or 5 years.

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Post by greybeard Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:35 am

We still haven't seen a NZ v Oz world cup final


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Post by mckay1402 Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:44 am

Where to start...

That scrummaging would be referreed in a way that makes it more dangerous and less effective.
That players are so huge
That British rugby can attract so many overseas players
That wales can keep scores almost respectable against top 5 opposition
That Welsh players would be such a disgrace off the pitch (they were enough of a disgrace on it 20 years ago)
That lifting would be allowed in lineouts.
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Post by nottins Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:25 am

roddersm wrote:That Ireland would win a GS and 3 triple crowns, regularly beat England and beat SA, France and Australia.


A couple of myths there. Ireland have only beaten Australia twice since 1990 and France 4 times in the same time frame, not exactly sure that that's "regularly beating them".

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Post by MBTGOG Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:26 am

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Post by mckay1402 Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:28 am

nottins

it says regularly beat england and beat the others...
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Post by nottins Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:38 am

mckay1402 wrote:nottins

it says regularly beat england and beat the others...

Oops, I misread it.

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Post by bedfordwelsh Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:50 am

I think the transition to proffesionalism has been the biggest considering the BBC on one occasion had to interview Jiffy from outside Cardiff Arms Park as the WRU wouldn't let him inside cos he had gone to League.

On a domestic front in Wales then I suppose Regionalism has been the biggest thing.
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Post by Thomond Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:54 am

Croke Park would be used for rugby and soccer.

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Post by Mickado Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:58 am

Thomond wrote:Croke Park would be used for rugby and soccer.

That's a massive one.

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:58 am

That Italy, rather than Romania, would have been added to the then Five Nations.

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Post by Portnoy Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:34 pm

That the 5Ns would have spurned Argentina.

A globally potential disruption to RU growth. If you want to see whipping boys - go to Buenos Aires for the next decade or two.

The Argies (based in Spain) would have contributed way more than Italy.
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Post by glamorganalun Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:41 pm

[quote]That Welsh Rugby would go regional.

In name only, it may be more accurate to say Wales only has 4 club teams

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Post by Cymroglan Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:46 pm

Mickey Rourke would transform into Alfie

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Post by glamorganalun Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:50 pm

Alyn:
You should put "alleged" before making statements like that, you never know the head man at the WRU Roger Lewis may read your post with interest.

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Post by rodders Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:26 pm

nottins wrote:
mckay1402 wrote:nottins

it says regularly beat england and beat the others...

Oops, I misread it.

Yeah that what I meant. Sorry for the confusion.
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Post by thebandwagonsociety Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:40 pm

I would never have believed 20 years ago that Ireland wouldn't be fighting it out for the wooden spoon!

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Post by rodders Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:43 pm

thebandwagonsociety wrote:I would never have believed 20 years ago that Ireland wouldn't be fighting it out for the wooden spoon!


Doh Now you've gone and jinxed us.
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Post by Portnoy Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:50 pm

p.s. I doubt that even Staggy would have been able to form a sentient thought about rugby union twenty years ago.

Is the lad metamorphosing way too early into a young fart?
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Post by red_stag Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:51 pm

Portnoy wrote:p.s. I doubt that even Staggy would have been able to form a sentient thought about rugby union twenty years ago.

Is the lad metamorphosing way too early into a young fart?

Its research Portnoy. I'm interested in the wisdom of others Smile Asking is the only way I'll learn.
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Post by Submachine Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:55 pm

I started playing 20 years ago. I wouldn't have believed....

That I would grow to love it more than football (which I can barely tolerate now)
That a player as good as BOD could ever exist
That there were so many, many ways to get injured
That modern centres would be as big as old time props
That I would make more comebacks than Frank Sinatra
That non doctors/solicitors would be in the majority on a national team

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Post by TheGreyGhost Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:01 pm

I wouldn't have believed ...

The so many of England's starting line up would be born in X.

Where the domain of X is countries.

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Post by nottins Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:17 pm

I wouldn't have believed ...

That so many of New Zealand's starting lineup would be born in X.

Where the domain of X is countries.


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Post by tecphobe Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:19 pm

Loads already covered here. For me and i thinks its huge for irish rugby its the amount of muster ireland and leinster jersey seenin previous gaa strongholds. Id say the the ulster board needs to up its game in that direction. If the gaa are prepared to run hurling coaching course in shankill then the ulster board should be getting coaches into gaa areas.

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Post by Thomond Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:21 pm

Portnoy, I think you are supposed to think about what rugby as like back then it doesn't matter if you weren't actually around back then.

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Post by BATH_BTGOG Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:23 pm

That Ireland would beat the All Blacks both home and away!
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Post by tecphobe Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:26 pm

BATH_BTGOG wrote:That Ireland would beat the All Blacks both home and away!

Did i go to the bar and miss the best bit again?

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Post by rodders Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:42 pm

I'd never have believed that there'd be internet forums where you could discuss things like this.

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