VARIATIONS ON THE BODY/POTENTIAL What can our bodies do? Almost anything. Illustration 21. Too high, this failed tackle allows the still upright attacker to ensure the pass to his flanker. An elegant sport of position and avoidance, rugby is evolving toward the ugly opposition. Money is killing this inestimable game. Lawrence Toynbee (1922-2002), Pass and Tackle. The Fine Art Society, London.
Illustration 22. The line-out and scrum, in rugby, were equivalent, for example, to basketball's jump ball. Collective sports impassion the teams and spectators all the more when the ball is put into play often and with equal chances. As soon as one pack of forwards seizes it without the other truly being able to intervene, the entire game loses its suspense and lowers in quality. André Lhote (1885-1962), Rugby Game. Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin. 32