Following Rwc 15 & now 6Ns 2016 it's quite clear northern hemisphere rugby is in a pretty poor state. Just some of the issues for me are :
-Poor standard of play with a Lack of attacking ambition
-Sabotaging of international game by clubs, in France especially
-Dull matches, with low crowd participation of
-Poor officiating and inconsistent disciplinary measures
Some simple improvements might be :
The introduction of bonus points.
(double them for any grand slam (all match) winner, so say a team that wins all 5 games would win the 6Ns championship automatically as is currently the case).Also a system where its Bps based on tries difference might be best e.g get 3 more tries than opposition => a BP win
- clear Referee directives on interpretation would help
- TMO directives should also be greatly improved
This has been a great tournament over the years, it would be a shame to see it decline simply due to inaction on modernising and standardising it, as most other modern tournaments have already done. Any thoughts ?!?
-Poor standard of play with a Lack of attacking ambition
-Sabotaging of international game by clubs, in France especially
-Dull matches, with low crowd participation of
-Poor officiating and inconsistent disciplinary measures
Some simple improvements might be :
The introduction of bonus points.
(double them for any grand slam (all match) winner, so say a team that wins all 5 games would win the 6Ns championship automatically as is currently the case).Also a system where its Bps based on tries difference might be best e.g get 3 more tries than opposition => a BP win
- clear Referee directives on interpretation would help
- TMO directives should also be greatly improved
This has been a great tournament over the years, it would be a shame to see it decline simply due to inaction on modernising and standardising it, as most other modern tournaments have already done. Any thoughts ?!?
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