The Tigers board at the time missed a great opportunity to make Concord Oval a 25k seat stadium when they got the CoE. If it was big enough to hold a Rugby World Cup in 1987 (20,000 plus spectators) and that was before the eastern stand was put in. They also have the new Metro station being...
Absolutely a bit of a grudge match I think
Wests gave Easts a bit of a hiding in a trial last week
Pirates copped a fair bit of stick from the Easts supporters and a lot of shit on the field too
Wests backline looks very very good this year - super quick, 4 internationals (Scotland England Tonga...
Just to clarify that the Rugby teams were The Western Force and the Hurricanes
Not the Wests Pirates
And yes they are trained to be loud, to direct defence and plays
Also, set plays (Line outs and scums) are nothing alike but ruck play and play the ball is similar. Very similar drills are used...
I was most impressed by his short passing game and long kicking, which is an area we definitely need improvement. I was also happy with his defence he was't scared to get involved