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How the Brumbies had the nous to get home by a nose – The Roar
The concept of nous in rugby is difficult to quantify. The first dictionary definition of the word supplied by Merriam-Webster is “the divine reason regarded in Neoplatonism as the first emanation of God”. I think we can safely move past that one, in terms of…
The concept of nous in rugby is difficult to quantify.
The first dictionary definition of the word supplied by Merriam-Webster is “the divine reason regarded in Neoplatonism as the first emanation of God”. I think we can safely move past that one, in terms of professional sporting performance.
The second offering is far more apt: “common sense, alertness”. The Cambridge English Dictionary chimes in with “good judgement and practical ability”, and the even more pithy “horse sense”.
When the Br…
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