Mike P

Rugby player/coach no longer. Old ref now. Occasional cricketer. Golf hobbyist. Traveller. Cancer survivor.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

Another reckless Irish clear out then.
No arms, in the side, off feet. Seems too familiar.
#ITAvIRE

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@will_owen9 Probably needs a bit more N2W experience though 🐝

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@patmccarry Wrong Pat. It is illegal to not bind at a ruck. This is why.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Murray_Kinsella is (not odd)

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Murray_Kinsella He is correct, and this odd why is illegal to not bind at a ruck, and illegal to not go off your feet. This is when these accidents happen.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@JvanNiek08 @ChaseCarneson @PlanetRugby Objectivity on X 😳
Whatever next?

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@rugbyontnt By letter of the law, that’s obviously yellow.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@rugbyontnt Almost every Quins LO, including this one is illegal as one of the locks is stepping out of the LO and standing still waiting to join the drive.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Blackheath_1858 @gusbourne @BSRUGBY @VenariPartners Top work Josh. 💪

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@82timcarter People complaining about her winning are not really keeping up, are they.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Murray_Kinsella Straightforward decision tbh

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@012pip @Murray_Kinsella Nailed on yellow 🟨

[Mike P @mpollard66]

Ireland are playing to a very strange shaped “gate”
#IRELANDvALLBLACKS

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@RogerGadd @hornets1962 @OldRedsRFC @swsportsnews Blimey!

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Jo_Reggelt Great thread Jo.
Can’t help but think that Farage is more of a class 20
I can’t explain it, it just feels right.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

Brilliant

[Dylan Jardon 🌈 @DylanJardon]

"Perfection is impossible.

In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches.

But what percentage of points did I win?

54%

In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.

When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.

You teach yourself to think:
'Okay, I double faulted...it's only a point.'
'Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again...it's only a point.'

Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN's top 10 playlist – that too is just a point.

Here's why I'm telling you this.

When you're playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is.

But when it's behind you, it's behind you.

This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus."

–@rogerfederer

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@brawnnotbrains @KalahariThe @SquidgeRugby Actually I think he’s referring to Farnham minis. Is a well known fact that DuPonts formative rugby years were in the Hampshire/Surrey area.

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@Blackheath_1858 @JoshWJSmart Looking forward to a trip Blackheath way, next season @JoshWJSmart

[Mike P @mpollard66]

It’s 10 mins in. Has no one at @rugbyontnt noticed what’s being broadcast 😂
@tntsports

[Mike P @mpollard66]

@FMC_Rugby @RugbyJosh20 It is legal in rugby too.