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Rennie queries World Rugby contact limits
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has questioned the logic of World Rugby’s new measures to curb injury that include a full-contact training cap of 15 minutes per week.
The fresh guidelines, formed after a study that involved 600 players from around the world as well as medical, conditioning and performance professionals, also recommended no more than 40 minutes of controlled contract training and 30 minutes of set-piece work each week.
The study found that between 35-40 per cent of injuries occur during training and that a drop from about 21 minutes of full-contact training currently averaged would have positive spin-offs on injury and short and MenangQQ core default long-term player welfare.
According to a World Rugby statement the recommendations, which are not mandatory, attempt to “strike a balance” so players, particularly those moving between country and club, can be prepared to perform but avoid an elevated injury risk at the same time.
Rennie estimated the Wallabies did eight minutes of contact work on Tuesday, but said a 15-minute weekly cap could prove tough to police and detrimental to the overall goal.
“Who’s timing it? I’m sure there’s a lot of work going into coming up with these numbers but I’m not certain how that will pan out,” he told reporters before Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with Argentina.
“Thirty-five to 40 per cent of injuries happen at training, which means 60 to 65 happen at games.
“And you have to make sure from a training point of view you’re getting the conditioning and contact load into them so that that they can deal with it on game day and have the technique required.
“There’s focus around reducing injuries but the most important thing is ensuring our athletes have the skills and knowledge to deal with the contact.”
The change, which follows the NFL’s decision to place limits on full-contact training in 2011, is World Rugby’s latest effort to make the sport safer.
Tougher officiating of high and dangerous contact in tackles and collisions continues to be a talking point at all levels, with players now aware a red card and lengthy suspension is likely for any contact to an opponent’s head.
World Rugby director of rugby and high performance Joe Schmidt, who coached Ireland, and former All Blacks centre Conrad Smith, now International Rugby Players head of player welfare, both said the 15-minute limit would have been irrelevant in their experience.
“While there is a lot less full-contact training than many people might imagine, it is our hope that having a central set of guidelines will further inform players and coaches of key considerations for any contact that is done during training,” Schmidt said.
“We recognise that community level rugby can be an almost entirely different sport in terms of fitness levels, resources and how players can be expected to train, but the guidelines can be applied at many levels, especially the planning, purpose and monitoring of any contact in training.”
Justin Fields set for first NFL start as Bears visit Browns
Rookie quarterback Justin Fields will make his first career start when the Chicago Bears visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.
A knee injury to No.
1 signal-caller Andy Dalton opened the door for the 22-year-old Fields to step into the starting role for Chicago (1-1). Fields took over during the first half last week and helped guide the Bears to a 20-17 home win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Ohio State product is eager to do everything he can to help his team.
“I think I’m ready,” Fields said.
“I’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time.
“My mindset doesn’t change. I’m still going to have to play my football and prepare the best I can — get a lot of practice reps and study, study, study and get more comfortable and confident with the plays and stuff like that.”
It will be a tough challenge against Cleveland (1-1), which also is looking for its second win in a row after posting a 31-21 victory over the Houston Texans at home in Week 2. The Browns have averaged 30 points a game behind a high-powered offense led by quarterback Baker Mayfield.
In two games this season, Mayfield has completed a whopping 81.6 percent of his passes for 534 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also has rushed for a touchdown.
But while Mayfield and the Browns’ offense has surged, the defense has stumbled. That is why consistency on defense is a focus area for coach Kevin Stefanski and his staff.
“I think certainly with young players, you are going to have some growing pains — offense, defense and special teams,” Stefanski said. “Listen, we want to make sure that we are playing good, sound, defensive football.
We have done that a bunch of moments, and then there are some moments that we just have to clean up. We recognize that, and the players and coaches are working hard to make sure that we get better as the season goes on.”
Cleveland is 9-7 against Chicago in series history. This is the first showdown since 2017, when the Bears pulled away for a 20-3 win at home.
The Bears traded up in the first round to select Fields at No. 11 overall. He has completed 53.3 percent of his passes for 70 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception during limited duty in his first two contests. He also has rushed 11 times for 34 yards and a score.
Fields acknowledged the hard work that went into creating a chance for his first NFL start.
“It means a lot,” he said. “If you told me seven, eight years ago that I’d be in this position, I probably wouldn’t believe you.
But as time went along, I got more comfortable, link alternatif MenangQQ and I guess my goals kind of got bigger and bigger.
“Around this time last year, I had an idea I could be in this position right now. So actually seeing myself in this position, being able to start on Sunday, it’s amazing.”
–Field Level Media
Cardinals cruise past Brewers for 11th straight win
Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt hit two-run homers as the St.
Louis Cardinals pounded the host Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 on Wednesday night for their 11th consecutive victory, extending their lead in the National League wild-card chase.
St. Louis (82-69) moved 4 1/2 games in front of Cincinnati (78-74) and Philadelphia (78-74) for the second NL wild card.
The Reds had their scheduled Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh Pirates rained out while the Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.
The Cardinals moved within 8 1/2 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee (91-61), which has lost four straight and six of its past eight.
The Cardinals jumped on Brett Anderson (4-9), activated off the injured list earlier in the day, for six runs — two earned — on six hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Anderson, who hadn’t pitched since taking a line drive off his left (pitching) shoulder on Sept. 1, walked one and had no strikeouts.
Miles Mikolas (2-2), who was sidelined from late May to late August due to a right forearm injury, allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings in his seventh start back from the IL.
He struck out three and walked none.
Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, who drove in two to give him 103 RBIs on the season was removed in the fifth inning due to lower back tightness.
O’Neill staked the Cardinals to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his 29th homer, MenangQQ link alternatif following a one-out single by Goldschmidt.
The Cardinals added four unearned runs in the second, including two on one sacrifice fly.
Center fielder Lorenzo Cain crashed into the wall hauling in Tommy Edman’s long drive, and he fell to the warning track. Cain flipped to right fielder Avisail Garcia, but not in time to prevent runners who were at second and third from scoring.
Goldschmidt, O’Neill and Arenado followed with three consecutive doubles to make it 6-0.
Arenado hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Bader an RBI double in the seventh.
Goldschmidt socked his 27th homer in the eighth to put St. Louis up 10-2.
The Brewers’ runs came on an RBI single by Luis Urias in the fifth and Garcia’s 29th homer in the seventh.
Jace Peterson, who started at first base before moving to second, pitched a scoreless ninth for Milwaukee.
The longest winning streak in Cardinals history is 14 in 1935.
The last time St. Louis won 11 consecutive games was in August 2001.
–Field Level Media
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