The OZmob are at it again: changing laws to make the game faster. In this piece a guy that calls himself rugbyfuture pleads for doing away with the place kick.
The Roar
Rugby is going through a rebuilding process, after experimentation with laws and interpretations, as well as disastrous sentiment from the public.
Much of this tumultuous half of a decade has been blamed on the emergence of kicking as a preferred method of scoring, avoiding the breakdown, which has developed as a home place for the defending side.
With a new focus on the attacking side, old style rugby is set to return to the forefronts of the game.
But as always, we must look beyond this to a permanent change to the game, rather than base it on referee’s interpretation, which over time can fall back into old habits.
One answer to this is infusing it with some Sevens, and dropping the place kick.
Removing the place kick would not only remove downtime from the game, and make kicking a faster process, but it would also make a penalty kick harder for the offensive team, meaning greater incentive to play the ball in hand.
This would also defeat the argument by rugby conservatives that any change in laws is the league-ing up of our game.
This would not make sense to those who think the current system is working but the fact is it isn’t, and introducing a single style of scoring would simplify the rule book and speed up the game. Pair this with a reduction in penalty goal points and it reduces the rules even more.
It would mean that the kickers would have a specific style of kicking to focus on, and would act faster. One problem that could be seen over time would be the close perfection of the drop kick, as has been seen with the penalty kick. But the difference would be that the game down time would be reduced and a quick kick would most likely emerge over any lingering currently seen with place kicks.
Dropping the place kick would one change to speed up the game. Above all else, though, is the possibility of simplifying the game, paired with the prospect speeding up of it.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
The OZmob are at it again: changing laws to make the game faster. In this piece a guy that calls himself rugbyfuture pleads for doing away with the place kick.
He can rather call him rugby’s D..H..d. The way rugby is played makes it unique from all the other. If DHD wants to watch no place kicking, go and watch sevens.
He is such an idiot like the dumnuts who wants to take away test cricket.
He must be shot and through into the sea.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:42 am
….because they are not winning they want to change the laws so that it suites them.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:42 am
… now they wonder why we hate them more than England?
February 11th, 2010 at 6:43 am
….kry vir jou ‘n
February 11th, 2010 at 6:44 am
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February 11th, 2010 at 8:12 am
simply ridiculous
February 11th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Bloody aussies. What keeps the opposing side from infringing and slowing the ball down as they won’t be afraid of giving away penalties.
If anything, this will actually slow down the game.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Reply to Genl. Joubert @ 8:21 am: That is the whole plan, that’s why they were so pissed off when the elv’s were taken away cause now they get points against them for playing their style of rugby.
February 11th, 2010 at 9:58 am
Well he can change all the rules he wants.
As long as he leaves the laws of rugby union alone.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Maybe rugby union is just not for them. No shame in that. Pick another sport or even invent a new one.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Article in the paper, the aussies have banned porn with women with small breasts, because it’s possible the women could be construed as under age. I swear the Aussie PC brigade are worse than the bloody English!
February 11th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Reply to asteroth @ 10:34 am: Surely that’s discrimination against the small breasted female?
February 11th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Construed as under age? That’s just dof. So she can actually be under age as long as she’s got bit tits?
February 11th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Reply to manvanstaal @ 12:14 pm:
BWAHAHAHA!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Stormers team:
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (capt), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Sireli Naqelevuki
February 11th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
JT that must be the lightest backline in super 14 history.
Too bad they have such a kak 9 and 10
February 11th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 12:25 pm:
it is only the Lions
February 11th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Reply to manvanstaal @ 12:14 pm:
That is so true.
If asteroth didn’t mention the country, that part would have given it away. Lots of people in government here that cannot see the big picture when they propose something.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Drop the place kick…???
It would make more sense…
to Place the Drop Kick…!!
February 11th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Reply to UFO @ 4:32 pm:
How about dropping the
kicks altogether?
February 11th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
I will repeat it for you fricking dof Australians
In order to attract viewers and fans there is a secret recipe that your teams need to follow…..
I’ll whisper it slowly and carefully
It
Is
CALLED
W I N N I N G
Funnily enough if you beat a team 21-20 and you did it with seven kicks and the other team did four tries… the fans will keep coming back.