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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Tri Nations: Springboks - All Blacks @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (20-8-2011, 15:05)
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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 435507" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>I'm definitely with Steve-o on this one - constantly changing rules are not a good thing for attracting and retaining new fans in any sport ... Rugby's laws are complex enough as it is, without constant changes. While I realise that rules and the way the game is played, are constantly changing, I think it's better when these changes occur from evolution rather than revolution ... in other words, changes are made more slowly, after careful consideration, rather than as a quick fix to increase viewership/revenue.</p><p></p><p>... I really can't see that tinkering with the point system will do much either, other than teach a new generation of rugby made kids some new arithmetic skills with numbers other than 2,3, and 5, and perhaps cause a skill, such as the ability to make a drop goal, not worth while, so that it disappears from the game.</p><p></p><p>I may be opening myself up here (as I haven't done the research), but I would suspect that the ratio, in terms of the number of penalties and drop goals scored, in comparison to tries, in the 1987 and 1991 World Cups (when tries were worth 4 points), does not differ significantly from the subsequent world cups.</p><p></p><p>... In my opinion, the greatest incentive for running rugby/scoring more tries, has been the four try bonus point, awarded in pool play for World cups, and Super rugby, but you can see that teams really don't worry about how they score the points, just that they score them, when it comes to the finals/knock out stages in those tournaments</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 435507, member: 43400"] I'm definitely with Steve-o on this one - constantly changing rules are not a good thing for attracting and retaining new fans in any sport ... Rugby's laws are complex enough as it is, without constant changes. While I realise that rules and the way the game is played, are constantly changing, I think it's better when these changes occur from evolution rather than revolution ... in other words, changes are made more slowly, after careful consideration, rather than as a quick fix to increase viewership/revenue. ... I really can't see that tinkering with the point system will do much either, other than teach a new generation of rugby made kids some new arithmetic skills with numbers other than 2,3, and 5, and perhaps cause a skill, such as the ability to make a drop goal, not worth while, so that it disappears from the game. I may be opening myself up here (as I haven't done the research), but I would suspect that the ratio, in terms of the number of penalties and drop goals scored, in comparison to tries, in the 1987 and 1991 World Cups (when tries were worth 4 points), does not differ significantly from the subsequent world cups. ... In my opinion, the greatest incentive for running rugby/scoring more tries, has been the four try bonus point, awarded in pool play for World cups, and Super rugby, but you can see that teams really don't worry about how they score the points, just that they score them, when it comes to the finals/knock out stages in those tournaments [/QUOTE]
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