Tuesday, December 2, 2008

The "Good Samaritan" he smoked and drank beer

Some have asked, given the absolute dominance of HR for 20 years, why very few of their players end up playing at a club to national team level? I would propose two ideas for your consideration.
  1. One rumor has it that HR players are warned to avoid club play because most of these guys, on club teams, smoke and drink beer. I guess the warped thinking is that, they should not be associating with these "types" of people. This kind of moral hypocrisy is a cancer in our society. It implies that one's outward appearance is a reflection of the inner spirit, heart and soul. Nothing could be further from the truth. Remember the story of the "Good Samaritan". Who walked by with their noses in the air, and who stopped to help. Many non smokers and drinkers only put on the Sunday face on Sunday.
  2. The Kiwi import players have and continue to handicap the skills and development of local players who might otherwise develop into exceptional rugby players. A program that annually increases it's reliance on import players from 2 to 4 to 6 in 2008, sends a clear message that local talent, collectively is in obvious steady decline. Do the math.

1 comment:

highlandcheats said...

I laughed so hard when I saw this movie and heard the "we don't drink, we don't smoke, we don't do drugs" because I got drunk and high with the kids highland imported back in 2007