Try of the week (and ELVs)

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Try of the week (and ELVs)

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Pretty impressive selection this week and well worth a watch of the video: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/watch/ ... f-the-week

I'm willing to bet that the standard of rugby in the Prem will be held up as some vindication for no relegation (and I suppose it's possible that it could be), but I have to credit the IRB for the law variations. The 50:22 has been an unmitigated success in encouraging attacking from your own half by forcing teams to keep two back for the kick. More surprisingly, the goal-line dropout, something which most of us had a shrug of the shoulders about the point of, has made a major difference by incentivising grubbers and chips into the 22 and thus forcing defences to keep players back to cover and stopping a 15 man press. Previously any kick that rolled over the tryline went for a 22 drop-out which could be kicked into the opposition half, whereas a goal-line dropout is a pretty solid attacking opportunity.

So far, I'm in favour of every one of the law changes.

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Puja wrote:whereas a goal-line dropout is a pretty solid attacking opportunity.

So far, I'm in favour of every one of the law changes.

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Or 3 points if you're foolish enough to kick it anywhere near Ford :D
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