(06-13-2017, 06:41 AM)Jofo link Wrote:I can't think of another sport where people are running on and off the ground during play delivering coaching messages. There is an interchange bench where messages can be delivered and passed onto the field via players. There is also a leadership group that can make calls on the field.
Most other sports;
- Play on grounds less than half the size.
- In front of a crowd similarly smaller.
- For 1hr less
- With half the number of players.
- And with lots of natural breaks in play!
We complain about players who are distracted or lose concentration for a second, do we want them relaying messages pass-it-on style? FFS, they struggle to get things right as it is! ;D
I've no problem with runners, as long as they stay within the rules.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"