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thw game is getting too slow
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1102869" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>If you go back to amateur days, the most stark difference to me is packs of forwards walking up to scrums and quickly "folding" together, which must save time. My guess would be that that's offset by the sheer volume of set pieces and the lack of urgency in getting to them, particularly in the days when you could kick direct to touch from anywhere.</p><p></p><p>My perception is that when you hear about ball in play time being high, it's compared to other times within the professional era. In particular the period when the "hit" meant multiple collapsed scrums nearly every time one was called.</p><p></p><p>It would be interesting to see a comparison of ball in play times from say the 1991 RWC to the next one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1102869, member: 58362"] If you go back to amateur days, the most stark difference to me is packs of forwards walking up to scrums and quickly "folding" together, which must save time. My guess would be that that's offset by the sheer volume of set pieces and the lack of urgency in getting to them, particularly in the days when you could kick direct to touch from anywhere. My perception is that when you hear about ball in play time being high, it's compared to other times within the professional era. In particular the period when the "hit" meant multiple collapsed scrums nearly every time one was called. It would be interesting to see a comparison of ball in play times from say the 1991 RWC to the next one. [/QUOTE]
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