3) No scrums or lineouts
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Some may enjoy a well-contested scrum but for me, rugby (whatever the code) should be about tries, breaks, big hits and therefore, exciting the paying public. Resetting scrums for five minutes and spending a minute watching the hooker dry the ball with a towel before throwing back in is dull.
Rugby union is an 80 minute game with only 30 minutes on average of actual gameplay. League averages 60 minutes of gameplay per 80. That’s twice the amount of rugby. What’s not to love?
Rugby league scrums get laughed at but they aren’t seen as a way to prove who the bigger pack is or contest for the ball, it’s just a way to restart the game with the forward pack all together. Scrums are traditional to rugby so it’s the main reason why league still uses scrums.
Lineouts are a similar issue. Seeing two big blokes lift up a lanky bloke who will then catch it and throw it down to the small bloke (scrum half) seems pointless. Just tap it and let’s get going to playing rugby.
