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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: July 31, 2019, 4:07 am
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> Hooray excellent decision
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Hooray Henrietta's?
Ooops I've done it again haven't I......
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: July 31, 2019, 4:15 am
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In similar news I believe that the home unions are meeting to
discuss as women's Lions tour, possibly with USA and Canada
alongside NZ as likely tours
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: Quinky
Date: July 31, 2019, 4:32 am
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> It’s great you respect them, but lots of people don’t - mainly
people who think that women’s sport isn’t as “good” as men’s
because it’s different.
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> Indeed lots of professional sportswomen acknowledge that some
of their sports do need development in skills and in that way
aren’t yet as “good” - look at the football World Cup for
example.
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> Watching the US team was like watching any decent football
team of any gender - some of the other nations were like
watching lower league football.
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> Which comes down to participation, finance, social factors etc
all changing or being at different points in the process of
change. We’re still a way off the Saudi women’s team showing up,
for example. (Worth bearing in mind the FA banned women’s
football in 1921 and didn’t allow it back until 1969, and didn’t
create an actual FA run league until 1993).
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> I believe something like half the registered female football
players in the world are in the US - and their success will
entourage more women to take up sport etc etc.
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> All of which is a bit of an aside - but to say that I’ve done
a reasonable amount of work in this field, and a word can make a
big difference to perception. And that change in perception is
all part of creating the space to grow the sport.
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> It may not to you, which is fine (genuinely not being
combative), but it might to a girl thinking about if she can
have a career in professional sport.
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Fair points, and you clearly speak from a position of knowledge
and experience, which I respect.
It does amaze me when people knock the women's game. I think
back to some of the turgid games that I've seen where it's been
knock-ons and handling errors, and a succession of penalties;
then I think back to the Hong Kong 7's women's final where
England beat Australia in what was quite honestly one of the
best games of 7's I've ever seen. And as said before, in what is
an increasingly aggressive and attritional sport, I respect
anyone who takes to the field.
On a slightly connected note, I was surprised to read this
article recently:
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/49064414
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: July 31, 2019, 6:34 am
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I enjoy watching the womens team. I would watch anything Quins
(as I do also West Ham and England). Men, Women, age group. I
accept the games are different, of course they are. Women in
general are not as physically strong as men but from watching
the women the levels of skill involved are impressive (and
improving all the time which is a good thing). The women put
their bodies on the line as much as the men do (take a look at a
few of the players social media to see how many have had
Ops/Procedures at the end of the season). Re the name change,
the players seem very happy with it so surely that is the main
thing.
They have also started announcing a few signings for next
season.
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: DOK
Date: July 31, 2019, 6:44 am
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Well I thoroughly enjoyed the women's football recently. Of
course it wasn't anything like the men's game, but I didn't want
it to be. I enjoyed the fact there was so much more change of
possession from moment to moment. So many more errors in the
game if you like. And the women's rugby is the same. It's a
different game to the men's, but that doesn't mean it has no
appeal. I'm glad we have a women's team, I just wish they could
play at the Stoop when the men's team is playing away.
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: Archquin
Date: July 31, 2019, 6:50 am
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Blimey I hope the season comes around soon .........
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: July 31, 2019, 6:53 am
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> Blimey I hope the season comes around soon .........
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Afraid you have to wait till Sept for the womens games to
start!!
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 31, 2019, 7:07 am
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> I would watch anything Quins (as I do also West Ham and
England). Men, Women, age group.
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Amateurs? I can send you the fixture list.
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: July 31, 2019, 7:18 am
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> Amateurs? I can send you the fixture list.
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Forgot to include that, although I do watch from afar (keep up
with scores). Its already a juggle trying to attend all the
games I do now. Would be great if West ham and Quins could
alternate their days!!! Mrs Honkytonk wont be happy with me out
even more (although the milkman, postman, window cleaner etc
might)!!!!
I try and keep up with the affiliates also, although that can be
tricky
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Re: Harlequins Ladies Renamed Harlequins Women
DIR By: Quinky
Date: July 31, 2019, 7:25 am
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> Forgot to include that, although I do watch from afar (keep up
with scores). Its already a juggle trying to attend all the
games I do now. Would be great if West ham and Quins could
alternate their days!!! Mrs Honkytonk wont be happy with me out
even more (although the milkman, postman, window cleaner etc
might)!!!!
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> I try and keep up with the affiliates also, although that can
be tricky
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I'd be happy of I could get to a few West Ham games too. As it
is, I don't get to nearly enough Quins games so that's a no-no!
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