Pfff. The '90s were great for rugby. But look back at matches before that ... you don't want to? No, because they are soooo boring - 10-man game, kick kick kicking ...
Go back to the '70s? Flashes here and there, but everyone was on two packs a day and inflatable sheep were the hottest thing in the valleys.
Rugby goes through stages.
I have no answer, except to leave things up to the ref and stop micro-managing with statistics. We all know what it's like to be on the pitch, how the basics work. Let them work!
p.s. TehMite, please desist with current sig - can't cope with that ... much ... longer.