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<blockquote data-quote="Blindside6" data-source="post: 278456"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Sep 15 2009, 11:07 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=411918" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I agree with you up to a point, in that, some areas of the game are becoming almost sterilised by the application of the Laws. Rugby is after all a contact sport. But I think you need you look at why you want to bring back "rucking". If the sole reason is to clean up the breakdown and release quick ball then I still argue the best way to do this is to agree that referees will referee the breakdown more strictly than they currently do. Players will roll away if they think they will get sin binned. If however the reason is to deal out a bit of retribution on the opposition who you consider to be cheating then yes bring back "rucking".</p><p></p><p>As for the blood bin, I think I remember that being introduced as a precaution to stop the spread of blood borne diseases eg hepatitis, AIDS etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blindside6, post: 278456"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Sep 15 2009, 11:07 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=411918']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I agree with you up to a point, in that, some areas of the game are becoming almost sterilised by the application of the Laws. Rugby is after all a contact sport. But I think you need you look at why you want to bring back "rucking". If the sole reason is to clean up the breakdown and release quick ball then I still argue the best way to do this is to agree that referees will referee the breakdown more strictly than they currently do. Players will roll away if they think they will get sin binned. If however the reason is to deal out a bit of retribution on the opposition who you consider to be cheating then yes bring back "rucking". As for the blood bin, I think I remember that being introduced as a precaution to stop the spread of blood borne diseases eg hepatitis, AIDS etc. [/QUOTE]
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