The Current State of Rugby
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Not sure about this one
"the ability to mark the ball inside the 22 from a restart"
Makes the game less of a contest IMHO.
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I think the aim is to make long kickoffs less attractive. In theory that should encourage shorter contestable kickoffs
Not sure if it will work
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So you can’t call a scrum from a free kick. So if you have a piss weak scrum, just pre-engage early and the opposition can’t call for another scrum from the free kick?
Obviously goes to penalties If you keep doing that, but surely there are all sorts of unintended consequences for a change like that
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@Machpants said in The Current State of Rugby:
More good news IMO
I applaud the intention, but there's a risk it'll make the laws even more complex and difficult to ref/follow.
EDIT: Just read the corporate wank:
the governing body also announced their plan “seeks to increase rugby’s accessibility and relevance among a broader, younger fanbase by embracing on-field innovation and reimagined presentation of the sport with compelling storytelling”
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@KiwiMurph said in TRC U20 - NZ v Australia:
@antipodean said in TRC U20 - NZ v Australia:
I just turned it off if that's worthy of a YC.
Dramatic much.
Possibly - depends on your POV. After the RWC final I've just got utterly sick of cards being handed out like confetti. And I'm not excited by the prospect of a team overcoming the disadvantage. It doesn't add to the spectacle for me.
If you don't jump that's what happens.
I know that but I don't agree. It makes no sense to me that a player in a position to make a legal catch is penalised because an opposing player thinks he's Baryshnikov. At no point did the sent off player tackle the player in the air and in mind it raises the following questions:
- Just how far off the ground do you need to be to alleviate the risk some officious clown decides to make himself the centre of attention?
- How long do you need to be stationary before the player charging at you is the one penalised. A split second?
The game isn't better for these interjections. But we see above WR is congratulating itself for trialling shot clocks.
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@Machpants said in The Current State of Rugby:
NH scribes getting it. Very interesting point about the damage from hundreds of minor impacts versus the obvious big ones that get carded
Agree that RCs should be reserved for acts of foul play, and clear cut recklessness. Anything that needs to be looked at over and over again in slo mo should not be an offence to be considered for a RC