Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format
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@Stargazer Shouldn't it be Rugby V?
X is 10 in Roman numerals - so thats confusing.Secondly, this just sounds like the shit we played on the tennis courts during high-school. Sure, it was touch. But still.
Whats the point?
For what its worth, I'd put Brodie Retallick, Tuivasa-Sheck, Rieko & Akira Ioane and Vilimoni Koroi on the park - Beaudy, Shaun Johnson and Tohu Harris. as subs. Just try and stop them. Thats my dream team anyways. (I did have Jason Taumolololoo be hes Tongan now eh...?)
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@westcoastie said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@Stargazer Shouldn't it be Rugby V?
X is 10 in Roman numerals - so thats confusing.Yes, agree 100%. In all current forms of rugby union, they name them after the number of players on the field per team. Now, they're naming it after the total number of players on the field. Doesn't make sense at all.
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@mariner4life said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Is Ben Ryan rugby's biggest flog?
Depends if Clive Woodward is still involved in the game these days
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@Stargazer said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@westcoastie said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@Stargazer Shouldn't it be Rugby V?
X is 10 in Roman numerals - so thats confusing.Yes, agree 100%. In all current forms of rugby union, they name them after the number of players on the field per team. Now, they're naming it after the total number of players on the field. Doesn't make sense at all.
just shows I don't think they have fully thought it through, just grasping at ideas
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@antipodean said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@Stargazer When will Ben Ryan fuck off? He's like a malignant tumor on rugby.
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Also I’ll add rugby 5s to the list of other sports I have no interest in watching . It can slot into the list between competitive walking and synchronised swimming .
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Holding this event in October is obviously an attempt to cash in on interest generated in UK during the Rugby World Cup. Lots of people will watch Rugby then for the only time in four years.
I guess the squads will be made up of players who miss out of their respective Nations RWC squads.
The ATP tour finals is moving out of the 02 in 2021 so there will be a vacancy for a big indoor sports event that can be held in London every November.
Personally, I would be surprised if this format captured the public's imagination. The international 7s format works well and has high-level exposure already. It might appeal to countries who for reason of cost or climate don't hold international 7s tournaments already.
But honestly, if you want great indoor entertainment that is a bit like NBA, then watch college Basketball or NBA.
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@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
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@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
While we're compiling the list I'd like to add the Hammettuer and Philpott. Colin Cooper has got one foot in the door this year too.
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@Nepia said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
While we're compiling the list I'd like to add the Hammettuer and Philpott. Colin Cooper has got one foot in the door this year too.
They never cast a stain on the game the way Mitchell etc did , they kept it more localised .
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@rotated said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
@jegga said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:
Wouldn’t quite go that far but if him Scott Johnson and Clive Woodward were all to wash up on a desert island somewhere and stay there for 30 or so years rugby would be better off .
Did John Mitchell’s invitation get lost in the mail or something?
Very good call.
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Don't know what to make of this, sounds very gimmicky. With no lineouts is it even Rugby? 5 a side with full tackle - so like an east coast touch tournament !
The draw for the first ever RugbyX tournament has taken place, with top teams from around the globe confirmed to take part in this new World Rugby supported form of the game.The new format competition will take place at The O2 in London on 29 October 2019, with both a men’s and women’s tournament.
RugbyX is 5-v-5 full contact rugby and has been approved by World Rugby’s Executive Committee as a law trial. It will be played on a 55m x 32m artificial grass pitch, installed temporarily inside the O2.
Participating teams have been drawn from the leading international Sevens nations competing in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Draw:
Men’s Group A – Barbarians, England, Ireland
Men’s Group B – Argentina, France, USA
Women’s Group A – England, Ireland
Women’s Group B – France, USA
Fans can expect to see the likes of England’s Dan Norton, Olympic silver medalist and all-time leading try scorer in sevens, and England women’s captain Abbie Brown, along with France’s charismatic captain Terry Bouhraoua and the USA’s double world player of the year Perry Baker take part in the debut competition.The core fundamentals of full contact rugby are being retained but variations of certain laws have been approved in order to encourage fast and skilful gameplay in an arena environment. There will be quick-tap restarts on the goal-line and no conversions.
Line-outs will be replaced by a quick throw from the team in possession and matches will last 10 minutes with no half-time.
World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper said: “The sanctioning of RugbyX marks an exciting step on World Rugby’s journey towards making the sport more accessible, providing an important entry point for new audiences to experience the joy, speed and skill of rugby in an indoor arena environment.
“Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any sport and RugbyX presents a great opportunity to capitalise on increasing global interest in the days immediately preceding the Rugby World Cup final in Japan.”
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No thanks
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I'm just not sure that there is a place for it?
Rugby already has XV's and Sevens.As @Daffy-Jaffy said it sounds a bit like touch rugby, except the touch is full contact.
But maybe it's just my age shining through... unwilling to move with the times...
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so this aint even the Pepsi of rugby, it's like a 250ml bottle of soda stream diet cola, and your gas bottle has run out
