But we are so strong in the gym....

The tragic evidence of the adoption of the US sports and cultural mentality...

In a quiet moment of the Round 8 game between the Western Force and the Blue Bulls, a commentator made mention of his conversations prior ot the game with Western Force players proudly sharing that some of the team achieved PBs in the gym that week....

With a 0-7 win loss to that time, and last on the ladder, the last thing anyone interested in the Force's success would want to hear about is anything that has nothing to do with the scoreboard. They may as as well boast about their ability to play marbles....

I don't need any more evidence to support my theory that there is no correlation between the load lifted in the gym and the scoreboard (and I introduced strength training to more rugby players than any other individual in the history of the game) - and sadly, no amount of evidence of the absence of this correlation will help the limited intelelligence (when it comes to training) of so many connected to the game, including those who actually do influence the training....