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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwiwomble" data-source="post: 1072519" data-attributes="member: 45355"><p>100% agree the rules are too complicated and keep being fiddled with, they keep adding too the rule book rather than changing any rules that might not be working</p><p></p><p>I've said it several times, i would love to stick a group of refs and old players in a room write on a whiteboard</p><p></p><p>1) 15 players each</p><p>2) these are the dimensions of the field</p><p>3) can't pass the ball forward</p><p>4) we want scrums and lineouts of some sort</p><p></p><p>....whats next?</p><p></p><p>would we end up with rules anything like we have currently? i dont think so</p><p></p><p></p><p>The other issue i have, i think there is too much focus on the international game, at least in the southern hemisphere, your local club/NPC even super team is infinitely better placed to connect to a community and grow support in rugby in general...and yet we basically spend the time saying nothing matters except internationals...and then other than the RWC they're all friendlies effectively, loos to aussie or SA? og well, we play them twice again this year so doesn't matter</p><p></p><p>Even the RC...its played every year so we see people go, i i'll miss this game but i'll catch the second one or we'll play them again next year...scarcity builds importance...not saturation</p><p></p><p>We also seem to ignore things that other sports like football have already proven...rather than lots of meaningless games against "top opposition" people are just if not more likely to go and watch meaningful games against lesser teams...because its different</p><p></p><p>ditch the RC EVERY year, make it 4 yearly like the euros in football and make every team have to qualify for the RWC, make kiwis and aussie want to go to fiji for once every four years for the RWC qualifying, sure it will be an all but forgone conclusion but the game will have meaning and fans will want to go on a booze trip</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwiwomble, post: 1072519, member: 45355"] 100% agree the rules are too complicated and keep being fiddled with, they keep adding too the rule book rather than changing any rules that might not be working I've said it several times, i would love to stick a group of refs and old players in a room write on a whiteboard 1) 15 players each 2) these are the dimensions of the field 3) can't pass the ball forward 4) we want scrums and lineouts of some sort ....whats next? would we end up with rules anything like we have currently? i dont think so The other issue i have, i think there is too much focus on the international game, at least in the southern hemisphere, your local club/NPC even super team is infinitely better placed to connect to a community and grow support in rugby in general...and yet we basically spend the time saying nothing matters except internationals...and then other than the RWC they're all friendlies effectively, loos to aussie or SA? og well, we play them twice again this year so doesn't matter Even the RC...its played every year so we see people go, i i'll miss this game but i'll catch the second one or we'll play them again next year...scarcity builds importance...not saturation We also seem to ignore things that other sports like football have already proven...rather than lots of meaningless games against "top opposition" people are just if not more likely to go and watch meaningful games against lesser teams...because its different ditch the RC EVERY year, make it 4 yearly like the euros in football and make every team have to qualify for the RWC, make kiwis and aussie want to go to fiji for once every four years for the RWC qualifying, sure it will be an all but forgone conclusion but the game will have meaning and fans will want to go on a booze trip [/QUOTE]
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