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<blockquote data-quote="Broms" data-source="post: 1012087" data-attributes="member: 84425"><p>p</p><p></p><p>Not exactly. But how much better to have the great players of both games come together. RL is the minor rugby version world wide by far but nearly all the recent attacking and defensive developments of Rugby Union in the last 30 years have come from Rugby League. Just a few major examples- slide/drift defence and dummy/block runners in attack which didn't exist in Rugby until a few years ago but now are central to Rugby. To appreciate this you have to understand the different relationship which Union has to League in Australasia compared to Europe. League is the major form in Aus and Union is king in NZ but just look at how the ABs play. It is right out of the Australian NRL playbook. </p><p>I can't see either one or the other Rugby format completely taking over the other but the trend is definitely that RU is getting closer to RL. </p><p>What are the main differences to overcome to merge the 2 formats? 1. Scrums: What are they for? A restart which locks up the forwards and opens up back play, or a test of strength and technique between 16 forwards. 2. A tackle ending in a ruck or maul, or in a 'play the ball' 3. Defending line : RU team defends on the gain line and in RL must be 10 metres behind the gain line (play the ball point) </p><p>There are other differences of course, and some hybrid games have in the past been played. It will take some more years but the 2 versions of the game will continue to get closer together until they eventually merge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broms, post: 1012087, member: 84425"] p Not exactly. But how much better to have the great players of both games come together. RL is the minor rugby version world wide by far but nearly all the recent attacking and defensive developments of Rugby Union in the last 30 years have come from Rugby League. Just a few major examples- slide/drift defence and dummy/block runners in attack which didn't exist in Rugby until a few years ago but now are central to Rugby. To appreciate this you have to understand the different relationship which Union has to League in Australasia compared to Europe. League is the major form in Aus and Union is king in NZ but just look at how the ABs play. It is right out of the Australian NRL playbook. I can't see either one or the other Rugby format completely taking over the other but the trend is definitely that RU is getting closer to RL. What are the main differences to overcome to merge the 2 formats? 1. Scrums: What are they for? A restart which locks up the forwards and opens up back play, or a test of strength and technique between 16 forwards. 2. A tackle ending in a ruck or maul, or in a 'play the ball' 3. Defending line : RU team defends on the gain line and in RL must be 10 metres behind the gain line (play the ball point) There are other differences of course, and some hybrid games have in the past been played. It will take some more years but the 2 versions of the game will continue to get closer together until they eventually merge. [/QUOTE]
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