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Rugby League Match Between England And South Africa - Why No Up-And-Under?
I watched this on TV on Saturday. It was the first time I had sat through a match in years, it was fairly entertaining. However I did notice that nobody said 'up-and-under' once during the whole match. Eddie Waring used to say it all the time. Can someone please explain what it means and why it is no longer relevant?
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It was England versus New Zealand I think you will find.
An up an under was a kick into the air for ones team mates to chase and hopefully catch the ball before the opposition did, or make the opposition catcher drop the ball, or to tackled the catcher back in his own half of the field.
Still done a lot these days with the 5 tackled rule, but commentators have moved on from the days of Northern people being thought of as quaint folks speaking a strange version of English.
An up an under was a kick into the air for ones team mates to chase and hopefully catch the ball before the opposition did, or make the opposition catcher drop the ball, or to tackled the catcher back in his own half of the field.
Still done a lot these days with the 5 tackled rule, but commentators have moved on from the days of Northern people being thought of as quaint folks speaking a strange version of English.
It was England versus New Zealand I think you will find.
An up an under was a kick into the air for ones team mates to chase and hopefully catch the ball before the opposition did, or make the opposition catcher drop the ball, or to tackle the catcher back in his own half of the field.
Still done a lot these days with the 5 tackle rule, but commentators have moved on from the days of Northern people being thought of as quaint folks speaking a strange version of English.
An up an under was a kick into the air for ones team mates to chase and hopefully catch the ball before the opposition did, or make the opposition catcher drop the ball, or to tackle the catcher back in his own half of the field.
Still done a lot these days with the 5 tackle rule, but commentators have moved on from the days of Northern people being thought of as quaint folks speaking a strange version of English.
Eddie Waring......in Rugby League in his era, 50's 60 s the "up and under", the Garryowen was used as a means of ball and territory gain, rather indiscriminate with an element of luck which was popular in that era.
Also, in that era wingers tended to be small, slight but relied on speed....although there we exceptions e.g Billy Boston of Wigan.
Now wingers tend to be as big as forwards and tall, converting the indiscriminate up and under into a potent source of try scoring to the tall, bulky wingers. So a directed kick has replaced the up and under.
Also, in that era wingers tended to be small, slight but relied on speed....although there we exceptions e.g Billy Boston of Wigan.
Now wingers tend to be as big as forwards and tall, converting the indiscriminate up and under into a potent source of try scoring to the tall, bulky wingers. So a directed kick has replaced the up and under.
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