7s - Sky changing the rules?
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7s - Sky changing the rules?
Don't know if anyone else has commented on this, but the final was shortened from 10 minutes each way as per the rule book to seven - Looks like this was to fit the TV schedule as things were running late. They also cut short the celebrations (no big deal for Tigers fans!) and cancelled the mascot’s game (which I think is really funny and definitely worth the airtime).
Let’s hope that this doesn’t create a precedent for the 15 a side game!
Let’s hope that this doesn’t create a precedent for the 15 a side game!
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Whilst there would be howls of indignation amongst traditionalists (I am not one), and it will take some time coming, I think that commercial pressures will press for '4 x quarters' and will ultimately succeed.
Actually, I can see plenty of positives and no real negatives. For example:
1. winning the toss less important.
2. weather less likely to advantage one side.
3. pressure to score before the end of a quarter.
4. takes the pressure off the half-time rush if there are three of them.
5. more money for the game (advertising revenue).
Actually, I can see plenty of positives and no real negatives. For example:
1. winning the toss less important.
2. weather less likely to advantage one side.
3. pressure to score before the end of a quarter.
4. takes the pressure off the half-time rush if there are three of them.
5. more money for the game (advertising revenue).
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We are!!!
But the traditionalists and PC brigade will mount counter arguments!
Some punters will buy more beer and therefore have to visit to loo more often.
Some punters will get hungrier and therefore buy more burghers with more tomato sauce on which they will smear on their neighbours shirts.
Youngsters will get bored in the extra intervals and therefore demand more doughnuts
Car parking fees will be higher.
They will miss East Enders.
etc etc
But the traditionalists and PC brigade will mount counter arguments!
Some punters will buy more beer and therefore have to visit to loo more often.
Some punters will get hungrier and therefore buy more burghers with more tomato sauce on which they will smear on their neighbours shirts.
Youngsters will get bored in the extra intervals and therefore demand more doughnuts
Car parking fees will be higher.
They will miss East Enders.
etc etc
Sorry to try and bring the thread back on topic.......
Cannot find the tournament rules on-line, but reducing the length of a match (whatever code) to satisfy a tv timetable has not happened since the days of Saturday afternoon wrestling - and I don't mean WWF!!! In percentage terms, the reduction was enormous, and I doubt the same will happen in the Charity Shield this afternoon. Is it really so that an extra 6 minutes would not have altered the score, let alone the result?
Maybe the teams agreed, maybe the rules allow for such a change, but I think it is a bad move, regardless of the teams involved.
Cannot find the tournament rules on-line, but reducing the length of a match (whatever code) to satisfy a tv timetable has not happened since the days of Saturday afternoon wrestling - and I don't mean WWF!!! In percentage terms, the reduction was enormous, and I doubt the same will happen in the Charity Shield this afternoon. Is it really so that an extra 6 minutes would not have altered the score, let alone the result?
Maybe the teams agreed, maybe the rules allow for such a change, but I think it is a bad move, regardless of the teams involved.
If Tigers become Lions, how do Lions become Pussycats?
Sorry to try and bring the thread back on topic.......
Cannot find the tournament rules on-line, but reducing the length of a match (whatever code) to satisfy a tv timetable has not happened since the days of Saturday afternoon wrestling - and I don't mean WWF!!! In percentage terms, the reduction was enormous, and I doubt the same will happen in the Charity Shield this afternoon. Is it really so that an extra 6 minutes would not have altered the score, let alone the result?
Maybe the teams agreed, maybe the rules allow for such a change, but I think it is a bad move, regardless of the teams involved.
Cannot find the tournament rules on-line, but reducing the length of a match (whatever code) to satisfy a tv timetable has not happened since the days of Saturday afternoon wrestling - and I don't mean WWF!!! In percentage terms, the reduction was enormous, and I doubt the same will happen in the Charity Shield this afternoon. Is it really so that an extra 6 minutes would not have altered the score, let alone the result?
Maybe the teams agreed, maybe the rules allow for such a change, but I think it is a bad move, regardless of the teams involved.
If Tigers become Lions, how do Lions become Pussycats?
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I'm sorry but it takes the :censored:! not only have they now lost the biggest attraction of the 7's (invitaion teams from around the world taking part) they are now making the calls on how long games can be played? it just makes me laugh and reminds me of the budweiser advert with the 'no more boring 0-0 draws with new added time MULTI-BALL!'.
What annoyed me more was when I dashed off for a pint before the semi finals, assumingI would just miss the mascots game. Unbeknown to me, the mascot game had been scrapped as the tournament was behind schedule, so I got back to my seat to find us already 5 minutes into our semi final with London Irish!
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7's
I was there too -it says 10 minute final on page 4 of the programme. I was also disappointed about the mascots game - they were sitting by the pitch ready to go on. To be positive I thought Tigers played really well- great to see Seru back to fitness and what a promising youngster Tom Croft is. Good play all round with exciting new signings and academy players joining in - I think Lewis Moody would make a good 7's player as well - plenty of speed.
Dave on the Crumbie