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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 722607" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>This is a rarity for you, a good question. Unfortunately, you aren't going to get many good answers because you have built yourself a reputation for asking stupid questions and coming up with stupid ideas, so the members here don't trust you, they regard you as a troll, and they answer you accordingly.</p><p></p><p>However, I will try to give you a serious answer</p><p></p><p><u>W.R.T. the international minimums</u>...</p><p></p><p>1. The length of the <em>"field of play"</em> doesn't really affect the game other than for goal-kicking. </p><p></p><p>2. The "in goal" depth can make a big difference to teams that use attacking grubber kicks and goal-line bombs as a tactic. The deeper the in-goal, the more room there is for tactically kicked balls to stay in play, better judgement is required for shallow in-goals.</p><p></p><p>3. The width of <em>"the playing area"</em> can have quite an effect on play. It is much easier to defend a narrow pitch than a wide one. Teams whose game plan does not involve running the ball much in the backs can gain considerable advantage over teams who like to play an expansive game, by making the pitch narrower. </p><p></p><p>At one time, there was no minimum but in 2013, the iRB added clause (d) to Law 1.2...</p><p></p><p>[TEXTAREA]<em>(d) In respect of:</em></p><p><em>(i) Matches between the senior national representative team or the next senior national</em></p><p><em>representative team of a Union against the senior or next senior national representative</em></p><p><em>team of another Union; and</em></p><p><em>(ii) International seven-a-side matches;</em></p><p><em>the dimensions should be as close to the maximum sizes as possible, and not less than 94</em></p><p><em>metres in length for the field of play, 68 metres in width, and with a minimum in-goal length</em></p><p><em>of 6 metres. Unions wishing to vary minimum or maximum dimensions should apply for</em></p><p><em>dispensation to the IRB.</em>[/TEXTAREA]</p><p></p><p>This was in response to complaints that some teams were intentionally making the playing area narrow when they were playing against opponents known for their expansive style, e.g Scotland v Australia in 2004 where the Scots made the pitch only 60m wide, and again v Tonga in 2012. Teams can still have pitches narrower than 68m but not as of right, they have to apply to WR and justify their reasons for doing so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 722607, member: 20605"] This is a rarity for you, a good question. Unfortunately, you aren't going to get many good answers because you have built yourself a reputation for asking stupid questions and coming up with stupid ideas, so the members here don't trust you, they regard you as a troll, and they answer you accordingly. However, I will try to give you a serious answer [U]W.R.T. the international minimums[/U]... 1. The length of the [I]"field of play"[/I] doesn't really affect the game other than for goal-kicking. 2. The "in goal" depth can make a big difference to teams that use attacking grubber kicks and goal-line bombs as a tactic. The deeper the in-goal, the more room there is for tactically kicked balls to stay in play, better judgement is required for shallow in-goals. 3. The width of [I]"the playing area"[/I] can have quite an effect on play. It is much easier to defend a narrow pitch than a wide one. Teams whose game plan does not involve running the ball much in the backs can gain considerable advantage over teams who like to play an expansive game, by making the pitch narrower. At one time, there was no minimum but in 2013, the iRB added clause (d) to Law 1.2... [TEXTAREA][I](d) In respect of: (i) Matches between the senior national representative team or the next senior national representative team of a Union against the senior or next senior national representative team of another Union; and (ii) International seven-a-side matches; the dimensions should be as close to the maximum sizes as possible, and not less than 94 metres in length for the field of play, 68 metres in width, and with a minimum in-goal length of 6 metres. Unions wishing to vary minimum or maximum dimensions should apply for dispensation to the IRB.[/I][/TEXTAREA] This was in response to complaints that some teams were intentionally making the playing area narrow when they were playing against opponents known for their expansive style, e.g Scotland v Australia in 2004 where the Scots made the pitch only 60m wide, and again v Tonga in 2012. Teams can still have pitches narrower than 68m but not as of right, they have to apply to WR and justify their reasons for doing so. [/QUOTE]
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