World 12s
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@billy-tell said in World 12s:
Steve & Steve on board. I’d say this is an attempt to circumvent the stick in the mud Celts and Italians who vetoed the World Series.
I reckon this is an attempt to feather their own nest. There's literally no requirement for this abomination and would serve only to decrease interest in real rugby. This should be beaten and discarded like a red headed step child.
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@stargazer said in World 12s:
You won't believe it, but they have again made up a new format in addition to XVs, 7s, 10s and [Rugby X]
I reckon 10s is criminally under-rated. It's got enough good stuff from rugby (specialisation = tight forwards), and more space. I'd watch the hell out of it.
Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't go to 13 players, and then put in a rule about turning over possession after 6 breakdowns. Seems so much simpler ... you could push the defending line back to create more space, too.
A game like that would definitely attract a much smarter type of player, and in turn a much smarter person. I’m all for it. Rugby is a bit low brow for me sometimes.
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people around world rugby seem to think the way to have as much viewership as possible is to have as many games as possible...rather than trying to attractmore people to existing games
FIFA wold be quite happy if they had seven billion people watching the same game because they know the more people share an experience the more importance it has in people lives and the more money they can make
WR seem to want to give everyone their own specific game to watch....and then not talk about it with anyone else because they all have their own games
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@kiwiwomble This doesn't come from World Rugby. They even haven't approved it yet.
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why does every single "exciting new" variation involve the shortening and dumbing down of a sport?
Are my favourite sports really that insecure?
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@mariner4life I saw someone suggest a Rugby 20s variation to make it more attractive to fatties and giraffes with - at least - an extra prop and lock!
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@mariner4life said in World 12s:
why does every single "exciting new" variation involve the shortening and dumbing down of a sport?
Are my favourite sports really that insecure?
A Sport NZ lead initiative several years ago required all sports to look at adaptations that would cater better for larger groups of potential (young) participants. They were also concerned in the drop-off in numbers of girls participating, and from all kids once they reached mid-teens.
At AIMS Games that soon meant many smaller schools could send competitors for rugby 7s, 6 a-side hockey etc when they did not have enough numbers to assemble a team for 15s, 11s etc. A number of sports, including rippa rugby, cricket and table tennis, have introduced 'mixed gender' teams, for inter-schools events - so that keen girls do not miss out because a full girls team can not be made up.
Similar initiatives have happened overseas. Rather than dumbing down or insecurity - it is a byproduct of sports being forced to think about modification to allow them to SURVIVE as a recreational choice for the general public - as distinct from becoming a commercially supported (gladiatorial) spectacle for the most finely tuned athletes (e.g. Gridiron).
The mind boggles at future adaptive possibilities like underwater marathon running, ice-rink BMX and javelin doubles (catch and retrieve)
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@mariner4life said in World 12s:
why does every single "exciting new" variation involve the shortening and dumbing down of a sport?
Are my favourite sports really that insecure?
I can see an argument for trying to have fewer players on the field at the professional level, but this is really stupid.
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@stargazer said in World 12s:
@kiwiwomble This doesn't come from World Rugby. They even haven't approved it yet.
yeah, poor choice of words, i mean more any of those working on the broader scope of "the game"
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Superb piece from Stuart Barnes .
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No additional fixtures needed so great for player welfare but heaps of additional interest and "occasion matches" for all teams if World Rugby recognised it...
I present the .....
Raeburn Shield & Utrecht Shield
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Though this is all about a group of people trying to enrich themselves I suspect
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I seriously don’t see the value of this other than financial. I can’t believe that Hansen and Tew would put their names to this gimmick either.
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@themojoman said in World 12s:
I seriously don’t see the value of this other than financial. I can’t believe that Hansen and Tew would put their names to this gimmick either.
Retired people always need a top up$
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Good.
The proposed World 12s rugby tournament has been delivered a potentially terminal blow by the sport’s global governing body.
"The game's major stakeholders welcome innovative thinking that has the potential to enhance the sport, and new concepts are always given full consideration," a World Rugby spokesperson said.
"World Rugby has reflected the views of national unions, international and domestic competitions to the group proposing World 12s and confirmed that stakeholders do not wish to explore the concept further at this time.
"This is a position endorsed by the World Rugby executive committee and professional game committee, which includes representatives from across the elite men's and women's game.
"The priority for the sport is advancing productive discussions regarding the establishment of a welfare-focused, streamlined and harmonious annual international calendar."It will be fascinating to see if the concept is prepared to go down the rebel route.
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Yeah I was coming to post that, good riddance to bad rubbish. Like we need more on the calendar of a shit version of rugby. It's just dumb there's no room, and I've lost a lot of respect for those who are supporting it. The same people who railled against an over full calendar when in high level rugby, and lack of world season. Money grubbing piston wristed gibbons
