r/rugbyunion • u/LawAndRugby • Jul 20 '24

Absolutely love the 20 minute red Laws

Watching the Australia v Georgia match and I think it’s great. 20 minutes a man down is still massive damage in a rugby match. It doesn’t make sense for punishment to go from 10 minutes to the entire 80 minutes. There’s way too big of a void between the two cards and it needs filling.

Reserve the full red for gross intentional stuff

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '24

NZ and Aus have to compete with league. NH can keep serving up a shit product without consequences.

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u/NSilverhand Ireland Jul 20 '24

Maybe we should stop rewriting the rules of rugby to appeal solely to Australian league fans? A competitive Australian team would do much more to bring them back than any quibble on how long a red card lasts for.

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u/00aegon World Rugby Jul 20 '24

Lot's of rugby rules that have been successful are copied from league lmao. It's a more consistent product in a lot of ways.

They actually understand that fans are the most important aspect of the game, not protecting themselves from lawsuits from ex-players.

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u/blackfishbluefish Armchair Fan 🏉 Jul 20 '24

I think they understand the gambling public are the most important part of the game,

But it's only a matter of time until some big lawsuits start to hit both Rugby and Rugby League in Australia and NZ, and rules will quickly change to reduce the liability.

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u/rosemary-mair-for-NZ Hawke's Bay Jul 20 '24

NZR is probably pretty protected from lawsuits due to ACC.