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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1183023" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68776863[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Good call IMO - I've often wondered why women don't use a size 4 ball (4.5, or "Touch" as it's otherwise known) is a move in the right direction, but unlikely to be far enough to overcome the difference in hand size : ball size ratio between men and women.</p><p>It would improve handling in the women's game massively (as anyone who's tried throwing around a size 4 ball will appreciate, and is why Touch rugby uses a size 4.5).</p><p></p><p>FTR, difference in average hand size is about <a href="https://archive.is/wYWh2" target="_blank">89%</a>.</p><p>Difference in circumference (the important bit for handling, in terms of easy information) between a size 5 and a size 3 is <a href="https://www.gilbertrugby.com/pages/rugby-ball-buyers-guide" target="_blank">92%</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1183023, member: 73592"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68776863[/URL] Good call IMO - I've often wondered why women don't use a size 4 ball (4.5, or "Touch" as it's otherwise known) is a move in the right direction, but unlikely to be far enough to overcome the difference in hand size : ball size ratio between men and women. It would improve handling in the women's game massively (as anyone who's tried throwing around a size 4 ball will appreciate, and is why Touch rugby uses a size 4.5). FTR, difference in average hand size is about [URL='https://archive.is/wYWh2']89%[/URL]. Difference in circumference (the important bit for handling, in terms of easy information) between a size 5 and a size 3 is [URL='https://www.gilbertrugby.com/pages/rugby-ball-buyers-guide']92%[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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