If anyone doesnt get back 3 times in a row they should do 1 finger pressups with a prop stood on their back.

Thanks for the simplification, fancy sitting next to me at work and helping out with other things I write?

I suggest that instead of splitting into "League Team" and "Plebs" we split the backs and forwards in half to keep some sort of structure. After all, we will be playing with subs and the team will therefore change throughout the game(s).

As for drill practice, I think a warm-up session would not go amiss!
(even though I would hate it myself!)

See you all tonight!!



(But not next week!)

Me prop, me big

I like the back up idea, why not do a ten minute warm up which is a set move or something. The thing that helped me a lot was the blind side passing thing we did which lasted 10 mins and i was able to put it in the game.

This idea worked really well on Monday I thought. A few times tries were prevented because more people were making an effort to get back.

I'm sure Mikey could've used the exercise too.

we could move the half way a bit closer to the try line as it was a bit easy to get back to halfway, but defo an improvement

Agree- "some people" were just getting to the half way line and then stopping. If the emphasis is to "back-up" it's hoped in a real match situation players would follow through (if you'll pardon the expression) all the way. I personally benefited from the idea as I really don't like press-ups lol

For the reasons you say (dis-like of press ups) people will instinctively start running both in support of the man and in defence.

Within no time they will be doing it as second nature and not because of the push ups.

Maybe it should be a third of the way from each tryline? Provided it's clearly marked!

what if you like push-ups and don't like supporting?

The choise is yours.

But for you, Mr Muscle, you have to do push ups with claps, with me on your back.

YAWN!

Ok we know you own a gym and pretend you work out a lot

Push ups I've never minded, people with waist sizes like me and G1 aren't designed to a) run and b) support the play!

With you on my back? thought it was meant to be a punishment?

Something has been working because last night was a fantastic performance.

I'll say. Much better all round.

How'd you get on?

robbed!!

You might want to leave Gareth out of that particular equation - I can remember a game at Hull where someone made a 70 yard break down the wing (Kirk?) and when he finally got tackled the only two players up with him for the play the ball were Mr Allen and myself.

that was only because neither of you had got back!

Lost a 2 point lead to a last minute try after a succession of about four penalties from the home ref in front of our sticks.

No complaints though and those comments are not sour grapes, intended to diminish York's win or to criticise the ref. Just an explanation of why we've taken such a positive from a defeat.

We've not really got close to York before but gave them a real scare on their own patch last night and we cam away feeling we should have won so onwards and upwards etc!

Gareth's quite right. York are a great side and packed with experienced players and quick young lads. We defended really well and scored some good tries. Looking at how many points York have put past the other teams this stands out as one of our best ever performances. We've certainly played much worse and won in the past.

We thrashed them the first time we played them.

Liam got man of the match.