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.... I think you are missing the point. Of course there are issues in all sports where when the ball is "in play", a team may want to play negatively to run out the clock. We can't change that. However, we can stop helping them! In American football, they have different rules for the last...

... I agree it is not possible to stop endless pick and drive plays - but at least the defending team can compete for the ball. When you see a line out awarded with one team lined up ready to go and the other taking a minute to get there, it is extremely frustrating. similarly at scrum time...

I am often frustrated during the last 5 minutes of a match when, instead of exciting rugby, we have a turgid slow down as the team that is leading goes into "slow mode" in terms of setting scrums and lineouts. I watched a game recently where a scrum was awarded with 3 minutes to go. However...