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How does pitch size effect game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 722523" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>If the pitch is shorter, there is a chance a player could run right off the end and not put the ball down because they were expecting a longer pitch. You can see this almost happen in the England France game. The players are simple creatures and can't understand that a shorter pitch means the try area is closer. Also there is a real health risk as they may run into the posts as they expect them to be further back. Likewise with the pitch being too narrow, at a lineout the number 2 will sometimes try to throw it from the stands.</p><p></p><p>The reason why some pitches are shorter is perfectly simple, the designers can't all count as high as the best and have to make do with the highest they can count to.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 722523, member: 56232"] If the pitch is shorter, there is a chance a player could run right off the end and not put the ball down because they were expecting a longer pitch. You can see this almost happen in the England France game. The players are simple creatures and can't understand that a shorter pitch means the try area is closer. Also there is a real health risk as they may run into the posts as they expect them to be further back. Likewise with the pitch being too narrow, at a lineout the number 2 will sometimes try to throw it from the stands. The reason why some pitches are shorter is perfectly simple, the designers can't all count as high as the best and have to make do with the highest they can count to. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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