From the right way to play to how to continue the minnows’ progress, there have been many talking points in France so far
At Lyon’s Part-Dieu station late on Sunday night, a lone youth in a hoodie sat down at a piano tucked away to the side of the main concourse and began to play. He was extraordinarily good, to the point where people started looking around for hidden television cameras.
“You saw a different spectacle tonight and at some point the world has got to decide which game it would rather watch,” Foster said. To which most people would say that, actually, what they really enjoy is top‑quality rugby in whatever form that takes. But Foster’s words did highlight a fundamental issue.Many smaller rugby nations will never be able to match the power game of their larger cousins. Which, ultimately, limits the global growth of the sport.
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