Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format
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@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
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@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
While we're compiling the list I'd like to add the Hammettuer and Philpott. Colin Cooper has got one foot in the door this year too.
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@Nepia said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
While we're compiling the list I'd like to add the Hammettuer and Philpott. Colin Cooper has got one foot in the door this year too.
They never cast a stain on the game the way Mitchell etc did , they kept it more localised .
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@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
Very good call.
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Don't know what to make of this, sounds very gimmicky. With no lineouts is it even Rugby? 5 a side with full tackle - so like an east coast touch tournament !
The draw for the first ever RugbyX tournament has taken place, with top teams from around the globe confirmed to take part in this new World Rugby supported form of the game.The new format competition will take place at The O2 in London on 29 October 2019, with both a men’s and women’s tournament.
RugbyX is 5-v-5 full contact rugby and has been approved by World Rugby’s Executive Committee as a law trial. It will be played on a 55m x 32m artificial grass pitch, installed temporarily inside the O2.
Participating teams have been drawn from the leading international Sevens nations competing in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Draw:
Men’s Group A – Barbarians, England, Ireland
Men’s Group B – Argentina, France, USA
Women’s Group A – England, Ireland
Women’s Group B – France, USA
Fans can expect to see the likes of England’s Dan Norton, Olympic silver medalist and all-time leading try scorer in sevens, and England women’s captain Abbie Brown, along with France’s charismatic captain Terry Bouhraoua and the USA’s double world player of the year Perry Baker take part in the debut competition.The core fundamentals of full contact rugby are being retained but variations of certain laws have been approved in order to encourage fast and skilful gameplay in an arena environment. There will be quick-tap restarts on the goal-line and no conversions.
Line-outs will be replaced by a quick throw from the team in possession and matches will last 10 minutes with no half-time.
World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper said: “The sanctioning of RugbyX marks an exciting step on World Rugby’s journey towards making the sport more accessible, providing an important entry point for new audiences to experience the joy, speed and skill of rugby in an indoor arena environment.
“Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any sport and RugbyX presents a great opportunity to capitalise on increasing global interest in the days immediately preceding the Rugby World Cup final in Japan.”
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No thanks
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I'm just not sure that there is a place for it?
Rugby already has XV's and Sevens.As @Daffy-Jaffy said it sounds a bit like touch rugby, except the touch is full contact.
But maybe it's just my age shining through... unwilling to move with the times...
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so this aint even the Pepsi of rugby, it's like a 250ml bottle of soda stream diet cola, and your gas bottle has run out
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@Machpants looks like what you play at lunchtime at school...chuck a few schoolbags on each corner and you are away!
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@Machpants looks like what you play at lunchtime at school...chuck a few schoolbags on each corner and you are away!
it looks like touch without the skill required to beat a guy untouched, all those tries looked very similar.
what is the point?
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@mariner4life hate to point out the obvious, but go back and read the first post you lazy cnut!
THen once you know the point, let me know
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@taniwharugby firstly, eat a dick
secondly, i read the OP, it doesn't explain shit. Aren't the stated goals covered by sevens? which is barely rugby anyway?
