The 2011 Rugby World Cup final was by no means a classic. But comparing it to last year’s showpiece event proves that rule changes have turned rugby into a waiting game.
It only takes a rewatching of the first Rugby World Cup final of the previous decade to understand why so many supporters are frustrated with the modern game.
Hence, the urgency of the recent World Rugby “Shape of the Game” meetings in London that this week produced a suite of recommendations designed to speed up the game.There will be debate about each recommendation – positions seem to be entrenched already – but the overall desire to make the game faster hasn’t occurred in a vacuum.
The game has already been changed dramatically, as those 17 minutes show. In my view, any changes would simply restore the game to what it once was.
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