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thw game is getting too slow
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1102888" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>I think the ball is both in play for longer and when it is there is more 'action'. At the weekend the commentators were wetting themselves over a 0.8 second ruck. Whether that is actually a good thing or not is another matter. Nonetheless more definitely happens.</p><p></p><p>I'm not as down on refs as many as we've created a virtually unrefereeable game compared to most. Of course things can always improve but there are a lot of players, a lot of laws, the pace is high and the ball and lines are often obscured from view. If they want they could penalise something at virtually every breakdown or set piece (which is 100% the players fault). You only have to look at so many inconclusive or marginal TMO decisions to see how hard their job is. Of course you want consistency from refs but you'll never 100% get that - different cultures, personal interpretations etc - the best you can realistically hope for is clear communication and consistent decisions within any particular game. </p><p></p><p>That said I would hang, draw and quarter the lot of them for allowing feeding at scrums. And the lawmakers who came up with the direction of hands nonsense can join them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1102888, member: 73144"] I think the ball is both in play for longer and when it is there is more ‘action’. At the weekend the commentators were wetting themselves over a 0.8 second ruck. Whether that is actually a good thing or not is another matter. Nonetheless more definitely happens. I’m not as down on refs as many as we’ve created a virtually unrefereeable game compared to most. Of course things can always improve but there are a lot of players, a lot of laws, the pace is high and the ball and lines are often obscured from view. If they want they could penalise something at virtually every breakdown or set piece (which is 100% the players fault). You only have to look at so many inconclusive or marginal TMO decisions to see how hard their job is. Of course you want consistency from refs but you’ll never 100% get that - different cultures, personal interpretations etc - the best you can realistically hope for is clear communication and consistent decisions within any particular game. That said I would hang, draw and quarter the lot of them for allowing feeding at scrums. And the lawmakers who came up with the direction of hands nonsense can join them. [/QUOTE]
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