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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 468944" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Bloody hell, IRB proposing sensible law changes, what's the world coming to? I'm not sure about any changes in the points system, but tbh I'd need to see it used before making any final judgements. I may be in favour of reducing the value of a drop-goal to 2, because I feel it's over-used in todays game. It might also encourage teams to go for a try from a penalty advantage instead of having a pot-shot at a drop goal like most teams do nowerdays (although I still don't understand the reasoning there).</p><p></p><p>I'm also not sure on the Maul proposal. I think what Ireland have perfected over the past year involves great skill and ultimate strength, and they should be commended for it, no matter how annoying it is to be on the recieving end.</p><p></p><p>The ruck law is long, long overdue, even if some refs already implement it (Nigel Owens tends to say 'use it' after roughly 5 seconds already).</p><p></p><p>The scrum change is a minour improvement and might help reduce the frequency of teams getting pinged for going early. Getting rid of the word 'pause' also makes sense, it simply doesn't make sense at present. I still don't think it's gone far enough, and it'll still be a problem area in the game, but it's a start and we can see how these minour rule manges help before seeing if more drastic measures need to be implemented (i.e. getting rid of the hit altogether which is what I think ultimately needs to happen).</p><p></p><p>Again, changing the drop goal rulings so that it's treated like every other kick is sensible. It might reduce the number of pot-shot, long range drop goal attempts, because currently you are almost guaranteed the ball back in roughly the same position from the 22m drop-out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 468944, member: 13739"] Bloody hell, IRB proposing sensible law changes, what's the world coming to? I'm not sure about any changes in the points system, but tbh I'd need to see it used before making any final judgements. I may be in favour of reducing the value of a drop-goal to 2, because I feel it's over-used in todays game. It might also encourage teams to go for a try from a penalty advantage instead of having a pot-shot at a drop goal like most teams do nowerdays (although I still don't understand the reasoning there). I'm also not sure on the Maul proposal. I think what Ireland have perfected over the past year involves great skill and ultimate strength, and they should be commended for it, no matter how annoying it is to be on the recieving end. The ruck law is long, long overdue, even if some refs already implement it (Nigel Owens tends to say 'use it' after roughly 5 seconds already). The scrum change is a minour improvement and might help reduce the frequency of teams getting pinged for going early. Getting rid of the word 'pause' also makes sense, it simply doesn't make sense at present. I still don't think it's gone far enough, and it'll still be a problem area in the game, but it's a start and we can see how these minour rule manges help before seeing if more drastic measures need to be implemented (i.e. getting rid of the hit altogether which is what I think ultimately needs to happen). Again, changing the drop goal rulings so that it's treated like every other kick is sensible. It might reduce the number of pot-shot, long range drop goal attempts, because currently you are almost guaranteed the ball back in roughly the same position from the 22m drop-out. [/QUOTE]
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