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A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:58 pm
by josie andrews
It’s 127 years since rugby split in to the two codes we know today.
Both codes currently find themselves embroiled in litigation, and desperately tweaking to the laws of each game to ensure player welfare and safety is prioritised.
In the UK, two top flight rugby union clubs have disappeared from the fixture lists this season having gone in to financial difficulty, while rugby league is still adjusting to a heavily reduced broadcast deal ahead of negotiating a new one at the end of this year.
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Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:15 am
by moto748
We've had this load of old rubbish thirty or more years ago. And it hasn't happened.
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:23 am
by josie andrews
moto748 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:15 am
We've had this load of old rubbish thirty or more years ago. And it hasn't happened.
They keep reeling it out don’t they?
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:53 am
by Mike
American football only split in 1880, how come no one talks about reunification with that sport?
RL and RU - It's just two different sport now, nothing to reunify. This is media talk designed to get clicks.
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:46 pm
by morley pie eater
Only arises because more top teams have unsustainable debts after Worcester and Wasps went to the wall. London irish, Newcastle, Sale amongst them.
I'd rather go back to semi-pro than "merge" with the RFU. And not just because of history, but they'd want us to have lineouts and rucking and mailing and 10-minute scrums and 3 point goals . . .
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:58 pm
by archiekeith
morley pie eater wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:46 pm
Only arises because more top teams have unsustainable debts after Worcester and Wasps went to the wall. London irish, Newcastle, Sale amongst them.
I'd rather go back to semi-pro than "merge" with the RFU. And not just because of history, but they'd want us to have lineouts and rucking and mailing and 10-minute scrums and 3 point goals . . .
Entirely agree MP
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:19 pm
by Wintergreen
A unified code is great in theory, but I just can't see how it would work.
The good thing about RU is that there is competition for the ball, be that in the ruck, lineout or maul (scrums have virtually gone).
However, the downside of this is that it promotes a certain style of play that is, let's say "conservative".
I just can't see how you could merge that with RL rules.
Re: A united rugby code ‘seems inevitable’; St Helens hangover and Wire’s record chase – Paper talk
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:48 pm
by morley pie eater
Wintergreen wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:19 pm
A unified code is great in theory, but I just can't see how it would work.
The good thing about RU is that there is competition for the ball, be that in the ruck, lineout or maul (scrums have virtually gone).
However, the downside of this is that it promotes a certain style of play that is, let's say "conservative".
I just can't see how you could merge that with RL rules.
There would be no merger - it would be a takeover. They might go to 13 players as they should have done years ago. I suspect it's only the fact we have 13 that stops them.