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<blockquote data-quote="Nickdnz" data-source="post: 276197"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Aug 28 2009, 06:50 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=409591" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>Disagreed. Rugby, is a ball in hand sport. Kicking is fine if it is to the advantage of the kicking team, as long as it allows room for other tactics, which the way the current game is playing it dosn't. As smartcooky pointed out, having the ball is too risky these days, that to get rid of it as fast as possible, and hope for a mistake from the other team, is one of the only working tactics. The other problem with the break downs, is that it no longer requires most of the forward pack to be there, as having too many players at a break down will often result in penalties. Which means that you have props standing in mid field. This new defence everyone talks about is not an improvment in tactics, it is simply there are now 5 men making it to the breakdown, and 10 men on defence, which will obviously make running with the ball much harder. If the breakdown rules ment more people had to enter the break down, and the ruck was less heavily enforced, it would clear room for running rugby, which is what people want to watch, and players usually want to play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nickdnz, post: 276197"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Aug 28 2009, 06:50 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=409591']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Disagreed. Rugby, is a ball in hand sport. Kicking is fine if it is to the advantage of the kicking team, as long as it allows room for other tactics, which the way the current game is playing it dosn't. As smartcooky pointed out, having the ball is too risky these days, that to get rid of it as fast as possible, and hope for a mistake from the other team, is one of the only working tactics. The other problem with the break downs, is that it no longer requires most of the forward pack to be there, as having too many players at a break down will often result in penalties. Which means that you have props standing in mid field. This new defence everyone talks about is not an improvment in tactics, it is simply there are now 5 men making it to the breakdown, and 10 men on defence, which will obviously make running with the ball much harder. If the breakdown rules ment more people had to enter the break down, and the ruck was less heavily enforced, it would clear room for running rugby, which is what people want to watch, and players usually want to play. [/QUOTE]
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