The Current State of Rugby
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
you got shares in Tribe or something
Haha, nope, I just use the app all the time - it's the most convenient sports app for me. Not sure how I coped before I had it actually.
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@Nepia the problem...in my mine...to get people focusing on super rugby more...they'd have to ditch all the other sports the current support, SRP doesnt really want to getting distracted by AFL or NRL that are going on at the same time...not if they want SRP to be "bigger", more sustainable/profitable
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Nepia the problem...in my mine...to get people focusing on super rugby more...they'd have to ditch all the other sports the current support, SRP doesnt really want to getting distracted by AFL or NRL that are going on at the same time...not if they want SRP to be "bigger", more sustainable/profitable
Yeah that's why I said they could use a Super Rugby branded app - they would just put all the stuff they put into Tribe into that - with the addition of the other stuff you want if the franchises/unions are up to it.
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There's fuck all space on the field in modern day big match rugby.
Look at Tamaiti Williams - he's a 144kg and covers ground like a loose forward and even in the new rules designed to speed up the game went 70 minutes and was only beginning to tire in the last 10 or so.
That final felt a hell of a lot like what the RWC will be. Set piece tries and discipline.
Very little counter attack rugby or tries scored from phase play as defences and too big and too fit these days. The players are getting bigger and faster/fitter but the field isn't getting any bigger.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy the final as I did but it's a very different game now.
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@KiwiMurph yeah, and with stadiums and stuff we cant make the fields bigger....so im coming around to the idea of less subs, or you can have a bench of 8 (so as to cover every position)...but can only use 5 or something
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
@KiwiMurph yeah, and with stadiums and stuff we cant make the fields bigger....so im coming around to the idea of less subs, or you can have a bench of 8 (so as to cover every position)...but can only use 5 or something
you have to do something to tilt the odds back towards athletes rather than muscle and bulk. Speeding the game up, restricting subs, etc - it all does the smae thing.
Rolling on a whole new front row at halftime, and having a new lock is 80% of your tight 5 not playing 80 minutes. It should be 80% of your tight 5 playing for 80 minutes ... then you get some rugby happening, and gaps open up, and the game looks good.
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@nzzp or that you are only allowed to replace 1 front rower (injury excluded, so still need sufficient on the bench) in the game, maybe 1 lock/loosie cover and then maybe 1 back, or go old school and injury subs only.
Sure will mean more utility type players, but, it will mean more players going 80.
As keeps getting mentioned, actual policing of binding rules would help some remove alot of people flying into rucks to clear a player out (that is often just a waste of time and energy, but increasing the risk of an injury and/or card)
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@taniwharugby my only concern with injury based subs is people working the system but just saying they have a niggle, i think i'd almost rather have to make them hold back replacement just in case there is an injury
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@Kiwiwomble guess thats how it used to be, plus there was bloodgate...you will never completely stop that kind of stuff IMO, but needs to be heavy penalties for anyone caught.
Most games now there is usually at least an injury/blood or HIA each game...who knows,but as above, with the game in the NH where the money is, and the power base moving north, I dont expect much to change.
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@Nepia said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
you have to do something to tilt the odds back towards athletes rather than muscle and bulk.
No chance of this happening, the NH like it this way.
They seem to love all that stodgy shit, or do they just like it because it seems to be a winning formula right now? In contrast I really like the way the NRL have sped the game up. The buzzer that sounds a set reset without blowing the whistle is great
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i have to say, as a former front rower, i dont mind a bit of slogging, i think it can build a bit suspense and and make a flash backline play even more impressive...end to end helter skelter stuff loses my interest...got to have the fast and the slow for me
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
i have to say, as a former front rower, i dont mind a bit of slogging, i think it can build a bit suspense and and make a flash backline play even more impressive...end to end helter skelter stuff loses my interest...got to have the fast and the slow for me
Same. Even as a non-former front rower.
I'd rather watch set-piece to set-piece (as long as teams are allowed to legally defend or allowed to legally be inferior scrummagers) - than the unlimited-tackle almost league, that we have now. Obviously, something in the middle would be better ...
My barriers to watching rugby are not stoppages, or speed of the game.
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@Nepia said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
you have to do something to tilt the odds back towards athletes rather than muscle and bulk.
No chance of this happening, the NH like it this way.
Not in Wales
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
i have to say, as a former front rower, i dont mind a bit of slogging, i think it can build a bit suspense and and make a flash backline play even more impressive...end to end helter skelter stuff loses my interest...got to have the fast and the slow for me
I don't like the faked injuries and breaks taken just so a bunch of gym bunnies can catch their breath. Rugby is not a bench press contest. If they can't handle the aerobic demands they should shape up so they can
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@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
i have to say, as a former front rower, i dont mind a bit of slogging, i think it can build a bit suspense and and make a flash backline play even more impressive...end to end helter skelter stuff loses my interest...got to have the fast and the slow for me
I don't like the faked injuries and breaks taken just so a bunch of gym bunnies can catch their breath. Rugby is not a bench press contest. If they can't handle the aerobic demands they should shape up so they can
Soccer has the answer on that one. If you get attention from a trainer/medic you're either subbed off, or have to wait until the next stoppage to reenter. Exceptions for someone getting attention after being an the receiving end of foul play that resulted in a penalty.
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@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
i have to say, as a former front rower, i dont mind a bit of slogging, i think it can build a bit suspense and and make a flash backline play even more impressive...end to end helter skelter stuff loses my interest...got to have the fast and the slow for me
I don't like the faked injuries and breaks taken just so a bunch of gym bunnies can catch their breath. Rugby is not a bench press contest. If they can't handle the aerobic demands they should shape up so they can
i get the sentiment and of course i dont want to see fake injuries, but strength is literally part of rugby...its not just cardio... scrumming and mauls are big parts of rugby, literally the two team pushing against each other...i come from the stance of if people actually want to see those things removed from the game...go watch League and leave rugby alone
