tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post583449997504037568..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: Should Rugby be quite so brutal?TotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-47491900514253106422019-01-25T10:11:30.542+00:002019-01-25T10:11:30.542+00:00One answer would be to reduce allowable replacemen...One answer would be to reduce allowable replacements so that players have to play longer i.e. more than 50-60 minutes. Player size would need to reduce to enable them to compete for a 'full 80 mins'.<br /><br />Let's face it, we don't see backs getting swapped out 2/3 through a game unless they are playing poorly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170757514859136344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-84701865776485773792019-01-24T17:10:27.564+00:002019-01-24T17:10:27.564+00:00I think the laws are already changing to reflect a...I think the laws are already changing to reflect a growing awareness if safety issues. Players are now required to leave the field of play for head injury assessments and players have not been allowed for a number of years to challenge an opponent in the air. Rugby has always been a tough game and I would hate to see the game emasculated. I don't think brutality has ever been encouraged. The word "brutal" is used a lot but I think more as a figure of speech than literally but I agree that more appropriate language is to be preferred.The increasing size of players is leading to problems and I'm nit sure what the answer to this might be.Barry Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420944515564588002noreply@blogger.com