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#Post#: 7010--------------------------------------------------
Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Winger14
Date: December 5, 2021, 12:46 pm
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There's an interesting article on Page 41 of today's Rugby Paper
--------- Optional changes to Laws get go-ahead.
To long an article for me to copy out. Is anyone clever enough
to put it on the Forum. I'M NOT.
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Rucko
Date: December 5, 2021, 1:42 pm
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Taken from Wales Online, but I assume similar to The rugby paper
World Rugby has announced sweeping changes to the community game
that could see teams reduced from 15 players, matches no longer
played over 80 minutes and weight bands introduced in the youth
game.
From January 1, 2022, 10 optional law variations aimed at
improving participation will be free for World Rugby member
unions to use at their own discretion.
They include flexibility on the number of players in each team,
game duration, ball size, pitch size and modification of the
laws that govern scrums, lineouts and kicking.
Implementation of the law variations will be centrally monitored
by World Rugby, with a global research project providing an
evaluation of the impacts in terms of injury-prevention and
overall participation impact.
The working group to establish the new law changes involved
member union Community Rugby Directors, World Rugby Council
Members, World Rugby Community Rugby Committee Members, World
Rugby Regional and Executive Staff.
World Rugby also tapped into a number of national models already
in existence, including Wales, to share their knowledge and
expertise - with Welsh Rugby Union Chairman Rob Butcher being
one of the Community Rugby Council Members on the group.
The 'Game On' principles consist of 10 optional law changes -
with unions free to pick and choose from them based on the
context and suitability. The changes that will be allowed under
the new laws include:
reducing teams from 15-a-side to as few as 10-a-side, providing
both teams have an equal number of players and have agreed to
the changes beforehand
reducing the length of the game from 80 minutes to as short as
40 minutes – with the ability to split matches into quarters or
thirds
reducing scrums to a minimum of five players for 10-a-side games
allowing teams to agree not to contest or lift in lineouts
allowing teams to agree that penalties and free-kicks can only
be kicked to touch from inside a team’s half, or that all
conversions are from in front of the posts
introducing weight-based banding for matches in age-grade rugby
and lower tackle-height
allowing matches to be played on surfaces including sand, clay
or snow - with 10-a-side matches to be played on half a pitch;
permitting the use of smaller balls in certain matches or
competitions
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The community game
is the heart and soul of our sport, it is the foundation upon
which our house is built and today represents a landmark for
rugby around the globe with the introduction of optional
community law variations for our national member unions.
“We are constantly listening to, and engaging with the global
rugby family at all levels and I am delighted that today’s
tangible outcomes were borne out of an initial survey that
received more than 1,800 respondents from around the world and
builds upon existing models in England, New Zealand and Wales.
WRU Chairman Butcher added: “There can be little doubt that all
members of our global rugby family will be delighted to take
full advantage of the opportunities so provided by the
introduction of the new law variations.
"Community rugby lies at the heart of our strategy moving
forward; every single international rugby player, male or
female, will have began their journey to the top by being
introduced to the game at grassroots level, and the variations
are designed to ensure they may be involved more often and with
more enjoyment from the outset.
"Pleasingly, all variations are optional, and the mix and match
approach can be adapted accordingly."
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Duncang
Date: December 5, 2021, 1:55 pm
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Mmmmmm, what next, playing with a round rather than oval shaped
ball will be optional????
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Watto
Date: December 5, 2021, 2:57 pm
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At what Level would these "optional Law variations" be used?
Are these aimed at 2ndXV and below, or across the board?
Doesn't look very clear to me, upon first reading.
Any thoughts????
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Winger14
Date: December 5, 2021, 4:19 pm
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Thanks for that, Rucko
Roger
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Winger14
Date: December 5, 2021, 4:50 pm
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They've not explained at what level of Rugby these Law changes
will apply. When they say Community Game, what Clubs are they
referring to ?
Are the Titans a Community Club or is it just Clubs who have
100% amateur players.
After Watching, Playing, and then Watching again, Rugby for
62 yrs I should know the answer to " What is Community Rugby ",
but I'm ashamed to admit that I don't fully understand. ???
:o
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: cymrujohn
Date: December 10, 2021, 10:13 am
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I can't speak for England but in Wales the WRU Community Game
Board oversea all tiers below the second level. So you have the
regions, welsh premiership (sort of equivalent to the English
Championship but standard not as high) and then Welsh
championship ( which is the third tier) and therefore within the
remit of the Community Game Board. So if it were the same in
Engalnd then Roth's divison would be part of the community game.
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: Winger14
Date: December 10, 2021, 1:07 pm
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I still can't get my head around this concept.
It says that these possible Law Variations will come in on 1st
January 2022. How can any Union bring this in when we're
Half-Way thro the season, surely any Rule / Law changes must
come in at the start of a New Season. All unions in the World
could be playing under different Laws.
If North Division 2 comes under these changes then each of the 8
games played in a round could be played under different Laws, as
long has each pair of teams agree.
Would it be possible for a game to be played between two teams
consisting of 10 players each, playing on a field covered in
sand, playing two 20mins halves, using small balls and not
lifting or contesting for the ball at line-outs.
I'm sure that Bill Beaumont and Rob Bucther must be drinkers of
something far stronger than my usual tipple.
Am I missing something or just not understanding the full
picture at all.
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Re: Innovative or Rubbish
DIR By: setter
Date: December 10, 2021, 1:26 pm
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As someone who believes that the new 50-22 kick and the goal
line dropout are 2 steps too far, I am inclined to concur with
the above post.
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