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Brumbies extend Wallaby winger

By RugbyPass

The Brumbies have announced the re-signing of Wallabies winger Henry Speight.

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Speight’s contract extension will keep him at the Canberra club until the completion of the 2019 Super Rugby season, and in Australia for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

30-year-old Speight has 98 Brumbies caps to his name to go along with his 35 Super Rugby tries.

Completing his schooling at Hamilton Boys’ High School, Speight made his Brumbies debut in 2011 against the Chiefs.

“I am very happy to have extended my contract with the Brumbies for another year and I looking forward to continuing to play in front of the Brumbies supporters,” 19-test veteran Speight commented.

“This is a wonderful club to play for and I have enjoyed many happy memories with this team. We have a close group of players who all get on well together and I am excited to be a part of the future of the Brumbies.

“The Brumbies are a very special club and is a very well-run organisation. We have some tremendous young talent, alongside some older heads, which is a really good mix and our coaching staff is excellent. I am excited for the challenges ahead.”

Head coach Dan McKellar was excited by the news of Speight’s retention.

“Henry is a senior player and a very popular member of the club and the Canberra community,” McKellar commented. “He has been at the Brumbies a long time now and is a leader within our group. He is an international winger and is a very dangerous player.

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“Henry is the kind of player who can identify and take an opportunity. He has got good speed, is a powerful footballer and brings a lot of experience to our group in attack and defence.”

The Brumbies will next be in action when they host the Waratahs in an Australian derby match.

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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