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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 784185" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>That's exactly the discussion! Why is there extra points for performance? No other sport rewards a team for the manner in which they win, winning in sport is all that matters, Leinster have won more games and have a better points difference than Connacht and therefore have been the better side in the league and the side who are performing better. Connacht are ahead of Leinster purely due to their style of play, in today's games Leinster won 14-13 by executing one of their two try scoring chances, defending ferociously against a gale force wind and kicking and running a lot smarter into that wind against Cardiff. Connacht put around 50 points on Zebre's shambles of a defence while conceding over 30 points themselves. Does Connacht's attacking prowess make them a better team than Leinster because Leinster are an extremely intelligent side with great defence? Leinster keeping a clean sheet against them would suggest not! Leinster having more wins than them would also suggest not, as would Leinster's better points difference. The only place Leinster aren't stronger than Connacht on the league table is tries scored yet they find themselves 2pts behind Connacht. This is an extremely flawed and biased system of points scoring that caters only to the casual fan enjoying the last 10 minutes of a game.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's exactly the discussion! Why is there extra points for performance? No other sport rewards a team for the manner in which they win, winning in sport is all that matters, Leinster have won more games and have a better points difference than Connacht and therefore have been the better side in the league and the side who are performing better. Connacht are ahead of Leinster purely due to their style of play, in today's games Leinster won 14-13 by executing one of their two try scoring chances, defending ferociously against a gale force wind and kicking and running a lot smarter into that wind against Cardiff. Connacht put around 50 points on Zebre's shambles of a defence while conceding over 30 points themselves. Does Connacht's attacking prowess make them a better team than Leinster because Leinster are an extremely intelligent side with great defence? Leinster keeping a clean sheet against them would suggest not! Leinster having more wins than them would also suggest not, as would Leinster's better points difference. The only place Leinster aren't stronger than Connacht on the league table is tries scored yet they find themselves 2pts behind Connacht. This is an extremely flawed and biased system of points scoring that caters only to the casual fan enjoying the last 10 minutes of a game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 784185, member: 45598"] That's exactly the discussion! Why is there extra points for performance? No other sport rewards a team for the manner in which they win, winning in sport is all that matters, Leinster have won more games and have a better points difference than Connacht and therefore have been the better side in the league and the side who are performing better. Connacht are ahead of Leinster purely due to their style of play, in today's games Leinster won 14-13 by executing one of their two try scoring chances, defending ferociously against a gale force wind and kicking and running a lot smarter into that wind against Cardiff. Connacht put around 50 points on Zebre's shambles of a defence while conceding over 30 points themselves. Does Connacht's attacking prowess make them a better team than Leinster because Leinster are an extremely intelligent side with great defence? Leinster keeping a clean sheet against them would suggest not! Leinster having more wins than them would also suggest not, as would Leinster's better points difference. The only place Leinster aren't stronger than Connacht on the league table is tries scored yet they find themselves 2pts behind Connacht. This is an extremely flawed and biased system of points scoring that caters only to the casual fan enjoying the last 10 minutes of a game. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] That's exactly the discussion! Why is there extra points for performance? No other sport rewards a team for the manner in which they win, winning in sport is all that matters, Leinster have won more games and have a better points difference than Connacht and therefore have been the better side in the league and the side who are performing better. Connacht are ahead of Leinster purely due to their style of play, in today's games Leinster won 14-13 by executing one of their two try scoring chances, defending ferociously against a gale force wind and kicking and running a lot smarter into that wind against Cardiff. Connacht put around 50 points on Zebre's shambles of a defence while conceding over 30 points themselves. Does Connacht's attacking prowess make them a better team than Leinster because Leinster are an extremely intelligent side with great defence? Leinster keeping a clean sheet against them would suggest not! Leinster having more wins than them would also suggest not, as would Leinster's better points difference. The only place Leinster aren't stronger than Connacht on the league table is tries scored yet they find themselves 2pts behind Connacht. This is an extremely flawed and biased system of points scoring that caters only to the casual fan enjoying the last 10 minutes of a game. [/QUOTE]
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