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I'm not downvoting because I agree that this was a bigger upset. But it wasn't a miracle. Uruguay has been working extremely well. It is the best case example of World Rugby and Agustín Pichot plans for Tier 2/3 nations.

They have a nice stadium they manage, a high performance center, players centrally contracted and not reliant on foreign clubs (OK, some have gone to MLR but waiting for South American franchise league to start), a packed international calendar... Of course World Rugby has supported this financially but because URU proved to be a reliable and trustworthy partner, something unfortunately very few non-Tier 1 unions are.

I have found infuriating how some media takes have been that Uruguay's win proves World Rugby doesn't give enough support to Pacific Islands. Come on, Uruguay is what their bottom performance would be if their governance was half as good as theirs.

I know not so many are fluent in Spanish, but there is an amazing book on URU efforts from 2010 til now by Ignacio Chans that is well worth the money and explains for example how Uruguay chairmen instead of celebrating 2015 RWC presence and make the most out of hotels and catering, they decided to embbed themselves in Argentina's delegation so to knit future ties. This is the result...

I've been using a parachute (a cheap on I bought here) I usually sprint about 5x50m then I do 3x50m and release the chute at 20m. After I'll do 5x40m sprints without the chute with full rest in between sets. I've felt an improvement in my speed but it's still a work in progress. I've also been doing power cleans and other power lifting exercises to build hip power, which I'm sure has contributed, as well.
I hope some of this helps! Good luck!

> Surely the fact that people wrote about miracles casts doubts on the reliability of their accounts?

Not really actually, because those events don't matter when we're talking historiography. Like what matters is, for example, Jesus going to a city, talking there, then being executed. We can be pretty certain that happened. Whether after talking a man was cured of leprosy is irrelevant there really when we look at it to determine the events going on.

That's what I mean by separating Theology and Historiography. Like with some of the most blatantly metaphorical parts are not going to reflect anything in history, or even close to it, because they're not meant to. Like the opening of the Bible actually, you're never going to be able to prove or disprove the creation of the universe as it's described there because it's not a scientific manual - it's just a very basic guide to explain in a way that everyone from children to savants can understand that essentially - there's a God, he did it.

But, particularly in the OT, there's lists upon lists upon lists of kings lineages that ruled Israel or other countries that they were at war with and those are only there so that we can look at it and go "yup checks out, those were all kings - there tombs are right here" and then assume that when it says one died fighting or peacefully or whatever that's also accurate.

>I feel like understanding more about the history of the bible and research into historical texts as a whole. You wouldn’t know of a good place to start or done reading material that you would recommend?

This is a decent intro to the actual formation and writing of the Bible.

And this is more about the different interpretations in it.

The first is probably more what you're looking for, I think.

Full disclosure my knowledge on this comes from hundreds of different things over like 10 years of taking my faith seriously rather than one book so if they're completely crap, i'm really sorry, but i've heard good things. :P

If you haven't read https://www.amazon.com/Commando-Boer-Journal-War/dp/1539656802 by Deneys Reitz, a 17yo when the second Anglo Boer war started, do yourself a favour. It's a really amazing story of grit and determination. It allowed me to see beyond the fog of apartheid to some of the greatest moments in the history of our country.

The boers don't get credit for sticking it to the colonisers the way they did.

I loved Willie John McBride's 'The Story of My Life.' I met the man himself at the book signing and had a great chat!

also one of my friends had this a while back. it was pretty funny http://www.amazon.com/The-Bluffers-Guide-Rugby-Bluff/dp/1902825969

Frame a picture of Joe Launchbury’s man of the match award against Australia at RWC 2015

Or if you don’t want to crush his soul: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ART-COARSE-RUGBY-Michael-Green/dp/1861050011

The Art of Coarse Rugby is one of the funniest books ever written.

Pick up the latest James Haskell [book] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Fit-Transform-training-nutrition/dp/1473648734/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522139824&sr=8-1&keywords=james+haskell+book).

Has everything in there from meal tips & nutrition and routines from beginner all the way up to advanced.

Edit: marked down for advice? Classy move r/rugbyunion.

How to Cook Everything and made the best French Toast I have ever had.

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Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but True Stories from Over a Century of Rugby https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910232874/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_eqY6BbQ7BG7MX

Well that's pretty greedy. Mind you, these are the same people that charged an extra £10 for the exact same Lions cuddly toy just because it had the official label on it.

Original:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Lion-Soft-Toy-30cm/dp/B001D14RRM

With Official Lions Label:
https://store.lionsrugby.com/clothing-c1/new-arrivals-c93/small-lion-soft-toy-p302

30 Bullies by Alison Kervin gives a good account of the first couple of Rugby World Cups. Entertaining to discover how amateur it was in 1987 and the juxtaposition to the professional era.

I also second Playing The Enemy by John Carlin.

> Why don't we give the wallabies assault rifles?

Oh come now sir. You know perfectly well that weapons are allowed only by prior agreement

I had a grade 3 AC joint dislocation last October and am now using this to train in.

I haven't got back into matches fully just yet but reckon I will use a combination of strapping and pads. I am seeing our clubs physio tomorrow and can let you know what they reccomend.

I go with these. They're just short compression shorts.

Rala

It's actually someone quoting BOD, who was quoting Rala.

You need James Bond for that

If you google "sweep the shed" it comes up with hundreds of articles about the ABs. It's even in the the blurb of this book.

>Champions do extra.

>They sweep the sheds.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/147210353X