Cricket

[OrangeKhrush]

A lot of focus has shifted away from the test arena and 50 over game and most investment is put into the 20 over game.   We are becoming a specialist 20 over team but one thing that doesn't change is the ability to choke when it matters.    The Proteas are the polar opposite of the Springboks.    Rugby invested all the way to grass roots and unearths a endless conveyor belt of talent. 

[Spike]

Rugby Union is a dying sport.

[OrangeKhrush]

8 hours ago, Spike said:

Rugby Union is a dying sport.

In Australia yes,  I am not sure what has happened to Aussie Rugby,  they used to be a power house.    But test cricket and the 50 over game is way more dead.  Rugby Union still has elite competition,  the only difference is that the South African teams are now playing in Europe instead of the super rugby,  that can be blamed on the greed of Australia and New Zealand.

[Spike]

3 hours ago, OrangeKhrush said:

In Australia yes,  I am not sure what has happened to Aussie Rugby,  they used to be a power house.    But test cricket and the 50 over game is way more dead.  Rugby Union still has elite competition,  the only difference is that the South African teams are now playing in Europe instead of the super rugby,  that can be blamed on the greed of Australia and New Zealand.

Disagree. It’s dying in England and Wales as well. Even NZ has declining rates of engagement.

It’s a silly sport with a stupid culture anyway. League is better.

Edited yesterday at 10:17 by Spike