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<blockquote data-quote="OldSchoolRugga" data-source="post: 1150303" data-attributes="member: 86905"><p>What do you feel is wrong with today's game of rugby union ? It clearly is not the same game, we grew up with and loved. It's not even the same game from 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Here's my view on what's wrong.</p><p></p><p>1) Too many rule changes each year (teams should play a couple of years without any rule changes), constant rule changes have brought on next two points...</p><p>2) Too many penalties.</p><p>3) Referee is more in focus every game than ever before, and blows the whistle far too often.</p><p>4) Too many up and unders, fault of the teams and coaches.</p><p>5) Basically all teams play the same type of game, try to bulldoze each other and have a really good defensive setup, the game has been extremely unattractive to watch for a while. One Australian ex-player (can't remember his name) said the game is unwatchable. Each team should have their own distinctive way of playing, however that is not the case.</p><p>6) Too many sponsors on the jerseys. It would be better if the sponsors were plastered all over the stadium, but only the team/country emblem should be on the jersey, with maybe the clothing sponsor.</p><p>7) Scrums are a disaster. Too much time taken to get it right and there is no more competition for the ball anymore. And that is the key factor for scrums. World Rugby has much blame for this.</p><p></p><p>These are what I can think of now. I still love the game. They say change is usually good, but for many reasons, rugby has changed for the worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldSchoolRugga, post: 1150303, member: 86905"] What do you feel is wrong with today's game of rugby union ? It clearly is not the same game, we grew up with and loved. It's not even the same game from 10 years ago. Here's my view on what's wrong. 1) Too many rule changes each year (teams should play a couple of years without any rule changes), constant rule changes have brought on next two points... 2) Too many penalties. 3) Referee is more in focus every game than ever before, and blows the whistle far too often. 4) Too many up and unders, fault of the teams and coaches. 5) Basically all teams play the same type of game, try to bulldoze each other and have a really good defensive setup, the game has been extremely unattractive to watch for a while. One Australian ex-player (can't remember his name) said the game is unwatchable. Each team should have their own distinctive way of playing, however that is not the case. 6) Too many sponsors on the jerseys. It would be better if the sponsors were plastered all over the stadium, but only the team/country emblem should be on the jersey, with maybe the clothing sponsor. 7) Scrums are a disaster. Too much time taken to get it right and there is no more competition for the ball anymore. And that is the key factor for scrums. World Rugby has much blame for this. These are what I can think of now. I still love the game. They say change is usually good, but for many reasons, rugby has changed for the worse. [/QUOTE]
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