Off Topic Ospreys, Wales & BIL

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport...uTnC5OeOJB0SsWWFIPyBQOBoqq0Ls1p98PDKKQ7Wos93U

This has been tossed about for a while.

 

Good move imo , a decent set up over at LLandarcy with room for development without stepping on the toes of the residents. decent road links and they train there already along with Swans ladies who play there , it could become a very good sporting hub , ( the current 3 g pitch needs replacing though )

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49196540

 

Seems a sensible plan providing they get the finances and partnerships sorted out.

Just saw Taulupe Faletau is out of the RWC that’s a blow and a big knock for the lad following on from last season

 

That said, if a British League materialises, would a 10,000 Stadium be large enough. It’s certainly too small for the later stages of the European Competitions - where Park y Scarlets only just meets the required criteria.

Additionally, it would seem strange to build a stadium when they were keen to allow the Swans to take control/responsibility for the substantial costs in running a stadium....

 

That's why getting the finances sorted is so important Taff. For the vast majority of games that size ground is fine. If they need a larger capacity should they proceed to the latter stages of the European competitions then I would assume they might agree use of the Liberty for these one off games.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/american-football/49291121

 

L'Idiot in the second row?

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevem...uries-in-rugby/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

The Ospreys’ mouth guard heading for Boxing?


Chris Eubank calls for trial of concussion mouthguard in boxing
Rick Broadbent
October 24 2019, 12:01am, The Times

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Eubank hailed the mouthguard as a “brilliant idea”MARC ASPLAND/THE TIMES
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The former world champion Chris Eubank is backing the introduction of a high-tech “concussion” mouthguard in an effort to make boxing safer.

The Protecht system, which contains a microchip and feeds head-impact data to medical staff, has been trialed by Ospreys rugby club for the past year. Sensors detect rotational and linear acceleration and inform staff if a player has suffered serious head blows.

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Professor Mike Loosemore, part of the executive team at Swansea-based developers Sport and Wellbeing Analytics, believes the mouthguard could help boxers by measuring the number of major blows received.

Boxing has had a torrid year with a string of fatalities in the ring. Last week Patrick Day, an American fighter, became the latest to die after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fight.

Eubank well knows the dark side of his sport. In 1991 Michel Watson suffered a serious brain injury in his rematch with Eubank and successfully sued the British Boxing Board of Control for negligence. “This kind of gumshield would be a welcome innovation in the world of combat sports,” Eubank told The Times. “To be able to monitor concussive impact has all sorts of safety implications which we would fully endorse and could only be a positive.”

Eubank, whose son Chris junior is the IBO super-middleweight champion, hailed it as a “brilliant idea” and said it may even lead to a change in how points are scored. He predicted it may soon be possible to monitor brain activity during fights because of the pace of technological advancements.

Loosemore stressed its use in boxing is only an idea at present, but he is GB Boxing’s chief medical officer and Anthony Joshua’s doctor. He said he would be happy to talk to Joshua about using the Protecht system after his world heavyweight title rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in December. “If he wants to, then we can talk about it then,” he said. “It’s really up to Rob McCracken [Joshua’s trainer].

“We need to do a lot more research before taking it any further, but I’m always looking to make boxing safer. That is my job.

“The mouthguard is attached to the upper jaw so essentially it is attached to the base of the skull so it knows what movements the skull makes and the forces it undergoes when you get a hit to the head. It could help in sparring if a boxer has taken too many blows and so the trainer decides to stop or maybe change his defence.”

Josh Warrington, the IBF world featherweight champion, said he had some reservations about its effectiveness. “We have had a lot of fatalities this year and we have to stop that happening so it could be a good thing for the sport,” he said.

“But the data they find would be frightening for the public. This is a hard business. Most boxers will have a sparring session and then drive home with concussion; that’s part and parcel of it. Boxers know what they are signing up for. You can’t wrap us in cotton wool.

“It depends on the data and its accuracy, but you can spar thousands of rounds and it only takes one punch to be knocked unconscious.”

 

... and now UFC?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/u...paign=1490&ito=1490&__twitter_impression=true

A local invention that seems to be taking off!

 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-rugby-region-set-historic-17208668

“.... enjoyed working closely with Neath RFC ....”

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Kings have made history by winning away for the 1st time in history in the PRO14........

They beat the Ospreys

 

You seem to be "in the know" with these things Taff but it seems to me like the bulk of the Ospreys talent is a lot of the time away with Wales and the squad just isn't good enough. Saying that we all know what a good manager can do and Clarke doesn't appear to be working too much magic (to me).

 

I know a lot of the people involved.

We must accept that money is in short supply in Welsh Rugby, so it is taking time and will continue to take time to re-build the squad after the Hore/Tandy days.

Building from within seems to have been the wrong strategy - I doubt that the Owners would admit that it public.

They (Davies, James & Richards) invested £750,000 in total in new Share Capital last year, but that doesn’t go far and doesn’t last long in the professional game.

 

I suppose with such a strict budget any mistakes are amplified.

My sister-in-law's a Munster supporter so this grates even more!

 

The IRFU gives significantly more cash to the 4 Provinces than the WRU doles out to the Regions.

So whilst the Ospreys can punch their weight when the Welsh Squad players are available for selection (subject to injuries), during their absence, there isn’t the cash to fund ‘quality’ reserves - the Irish Provinces have sufficient funding to enable them to backfill with decent quality players

 

Don't they just, there's no stopping Leinster.

 

They receive far more central funding and have full gates!

Ulster virtually sell out via season ticket sales!

 

It’s a red for me - looks like he deliberately seeks to make contact