Good news at last. : Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:59 pm  

The Rhino ball had been kicked into touch and replaced by Steeden.

Re: Good news at last. : Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:52 pm  

ccs wrote:

The Rhino ball had been kicked into touch and replaced by Steeden.

That is good news even if it just means it will stop people moaning about it.

Re: Good news at last. : Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:41 am  

Please excuse my ignorance on this, but is this a big deal? What was wrong with the Rhino ball?

Re: Good news at last. : Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:02 am  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Please excuse my ignorance on this, but is this a big deal? What was wrong with the Rhino ball?

The Rhino balls design and material meant that it would retain water and moisture on the surface far more than the Steeden ball, resulting in knock-on-athon's during really humid weather games, or downpours.

No excuse for the players now, they put the blame on the ball - so 90% completion rates all round this season

Re: Good news at last. : Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:01 pm  

Wilde 3 wrote:

The Rhino balls design and material meant that it would retain water and moisture on the surface far more than the Steeden ball, resulting in knock-on-athon's during really humid weather games, or downpours.

No excuse for the players now, they put the blame on the ball - so 90% completion rates all round this season

I remember the cup game away at Catalans in 2013 when we won against the odds (23-14 I think) and that game was awful for unforced errors. At the time the ball was called out then. Have they been using the same type of ball since?

Re: Good news at last. : Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:08 pm  

…. yes, the contract with Rhino has only recently ended.

Re: Good news at last. : Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:28 pm  

Last weekend's completion rate was 90% ….

Lee Radford wrote:

“....It must be these new Steeden balls. They’re working a treat!”

(I know, it'll be the same for both sides.)