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Ever wandered why the crowd roars when a team decides to go for touch rather than kick for goal? They want to see tries and a team ‘back’ itself.
OK, so why not make a conversion from a try 3 points?
What this would do is change the mindset of the team to go for tries. More radical would be to reduce the penalty and field goal to two points.
Four penalties worth one converted try … sounds good to me. Would you see more running rugby? You bet!
Would there be more infringements? Perhaps initially, until referees understood fully the use of the sin bin and repeated infringements properly dealt with.
I have little doubt this would work, but only for a team who can grasp the concept of running rugby. Penalties and field goals would still be important in close games, which is what the crowds want.
Give it a trial, and let’s get the excitement back constantly, not sporadically.
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