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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 289790"><p>Again though I quote this: </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div></p><p></p><p><strong>THEN STOP TELLING YOUR GUYS TO KICK THE BALL ALL THE TIME! </strong></p><p></p><p>Its no coincidence that all of this started with the referees dictat that the breakdown be more strictly policed earlier this year which has resulted in more penalties, more people being pinged and more aerial ping pong as nobody wants to get caught with the ball. </p><p></p><p>The 2009 Lions Series has been the exception to the rule so far in the past 18 months and that produced some of the best rugby of the decade and they didn't need any ELVs or rule changes to pull that off. </p><p></p><p>Saying we need to change the rules to encourage a return to <em>what we were enjoying barely five years ago under the <strong>regular rules anyway</strong></em> is one of the most incredibly lazy and dangerous things I've heard out of Rugby's establishment since somebody suggested that collapsing the maul was safe. </p><p></p><p>Just:</p><p></p><p>1) Tell the referees to give the break down some slack.</p><p>2) Bring back rucking (not changing a rule, just bringing one back).</p><p>3) Get all the head coaches together and agree that a climbdown in physical gym work is needed to reduce the overall size and weight of rugby players by RWC 2015. </p><p>4) Shoot Morne Steyn the next time he kicks the ball.</p><p></p><p>There. Simples!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 289790"] Again though I quote this: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div> [b]THEN STOP TELLING YOUR GUYS TO KICK THE BALL ALL THE TIME! [/b] Its no coincidence that all of this started with the referees dictat that the breakdown be more strictly policed earlier this year which has resulted in more penalties, more people being pinged and more aerial ping pong as nobody wants to get caught with the ball. The 2009 Lions Series has been the exception to the rule so far in the past 18 months and that produced some of the best rugby of the decade and they didn't need any ELVs or rule changes to pull that off. Saying we need to change the rules to encourage a return to [i]what we were enjoying barely five years ago under the [b]regular rules anyway[/b][/i] is one of the most incredibly lazy and dangerous things I've heard out of Rugby's establishment since somebody suggested that collapsing the maul was safe. Just: 1) Tell the referees to give the break down some slack. 2) Bring back rucking (not changing a rule, just bringing one back). 3) Get all the head coaches together and agree that a climbdown in physical gym work is needed to reduce the overall size and weight of rugby players by RWC 2015. 4) Shoot Morne Steyn the next time he kicks the ball. There. Simples! [/QUOTE]
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