Posted by Andy McGeady on October 11, 2013 · 1 Comment
A note of hope, perhaps even prayer, for the survival of one of sport's great tournaments - the Heineken Cup.
Posted by Andy McGeady on October 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
After three weeks with zero crooked feeds something remarkable happened in Week 9 of the Top 14. And there's a twist.
Posted by Andy McGeady on October 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
For the third week in a row no Top 14 referee has awarded a free kick for a crooked feed. How are the Premiership and Pro 12 doing?
Category Sport · Tags andrew small, aviva premiership, crooked feed, FFR, irb, orange top 14, Pascal Gauzere, rabodirect pro 12, referees, scrum trial, scrums
Posted by Andy McGeady on September 23, 2013 · 1 Comment
After zero crooked feeds were called in Week 6 of the Top 14, were there any scrum halves penalised for a crooked feed in Week 7?
Posted by Andy McGeady on September 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The new "Yes Nine!" call has caused some confusion among fans, commentators and even coaches and players. What are the implications for the game, and how can some teams take advantage?
Posted by Andy McGeady on September 18, 2013 · 2 Comments
A look at how the new scrum law is faring through the first six weeks of the French Top 14, and the transitory qualities of the crooked feed.
Posted by Andy McGeady on August 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
When rugby bloggers Whiff of Cordite were wondering about the overuse of Mike Ross and Ruan Pienaar, they asked me to have a look at the numbers...
Category Sport · Tags carl hayman, ian madigan, Ireland, irfu, joe schmidt, jonny wilkinson, leinster, mike ross, premiership, pro 12, rory kockott, ruan pienaar, rugby, top 14, Ulster
Posted by Andy McGeady on August 21, 2013 · 3 Comments
Were Southern Hemisphere props punished last season as often as their Northern Hemisphere brethern?
