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ABs vs Kangaroos?

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    The fact that Dean Lonergan is behind this proposal says it all. 🙄

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    • sparkyS sparky

      @sparky said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

      Freak show. Silly idea. Won't bother watching.

      Had a rethink. I think it is an absolutely appalling idea. A disgusting, revolting embarrassment. What is wrong with NZR that makes them come up with such a total crock of s**te?

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      @sparky said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

      @sparky said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

      Freak show. Silly idea. Won't bother watching.

      Had a rethink. I think it is an absolutely appalling idea. A disgusting, revolting embarrassment. What is wrong with NZR that makes them come up with such a total crock of s**te?

      I don't got get this sort of over reaction. This is just a sporting event, they aren't skinning animals live. That would be revolting.

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      • KirwanK Kirwan

        @sparky said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

        @sparky said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

        Freak show. Silly idea. Won't bother watching.

        Had a rethink. I think it is an absolutely appalling idea. A disgusting, revolting embarrassment. What is wrong with NZR that makes them come up with such a total crock of s**te?

        I don't got get this sort of over reaction. This is just a sporting event, they aren't skinning animals live. That would be revolting.

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          I had to delete that Crucial. Brutal!

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            #103

            Social media full of:

            Kangaroos would kill them, they couldn't keep up
            ABs would totally dominate

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            • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

              Social media full of:

              Kangaroos would kill them, they couldn't keep up
              ABs would totally dominate

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              @taniwharugby said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

              Social media full of:

              Kangaroos would kill them, they couldn't keep up
              ABs would totally dominate

              And in every case you can be rest assured they're thinking the hybrid game is closer to their version.

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                This thread reminds me of this average team Fox put together.

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                  The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                  There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                  It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                  Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

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                  • boobooB booboo

                    The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                    There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                    It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                    Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

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                    @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                    The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                    There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                    It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                    Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                    40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

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                    • KirwanK Kirwan

                      @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                      The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                      There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                      It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                      Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                      40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

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                      #108

                      @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                      @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                      The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                      There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                      It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                      Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                      40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                      I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

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                      • HoorooH Hooroo

                        @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                        @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                        The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                        There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                        It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                        Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                        40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                        I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

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                        @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                        @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                        @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                        The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                        There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                        It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                        Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                        40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                        I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                        Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

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                        • antipodeanA antipodean

                          @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                          There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                          It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                          Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                          40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                          I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                          Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

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                          @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                          The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                          There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                          It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                          Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                          40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                          I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                          Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                          I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

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                          • HoorooH Hooroo

                            @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                            There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                            It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                            Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                            40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                            I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                            Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                            I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

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                            @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                            The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                            There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                            It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                            Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                            40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                            I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                            Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                            I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

                            No doubt, hardly likely to happen though is it?

                            Then again, people watch hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, kick for 80mins, so you may be right.

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                            • antipodeanA antipodean

                              @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                              There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                              It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                              Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                              40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                              I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                              Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                              I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

                              No doubt, hardly likely to happen though is it?

                              Then again, people watch hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, kick for 80mins, so you may be right.

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                              @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                              The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                              There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                              It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                              Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                              40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                              I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                              Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                              I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

                              No doubt, hardly likely to happen though is it?

                              Then again, people watch hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, kick for 80mins, so you may be right.

                              This is fun 🙂

                              I think if League went first and say, hypothetically, put 40 points on AB's then we would see the maul to try to kick off to maul to try until score parity was reached.

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                              • antipodeanA antipodean

                                @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                                There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                                It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                                Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                                40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

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                                @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                Agreed. If you change the rules to suit RL then this becomes a big waste of time. It would be like saying no kicking on the last tackle for the RL half.

                                No one has mentioned that the article is saying this game would be 14-a-side. I'm not sure which position would be removed. No.8?

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                                • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                  @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                  I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                  Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                  Agreed. If you change the rules to suit RL then this becomes a big waste of time. It would be like saying no kicking on the last tackle for the RL half.

                                  No one has mentioned that the article is saying this game would be 14-a-side. I'm not sure which position would be removed. No.8?

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                                  @Bovidae said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                  40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                  I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                  Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                  Agreed. If you change the rules to suit RL then this becomes a big waste of time. It would be like saying no kicking on the last tackle for the RL half.

                                  No one has mentioned that the article is saying this game would be 14-a-side. I'm not sure which position would be removed. No.8?

                                  Prop if there aren't scrums. And I'd play another flanker as the other prop too.

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                                    @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                                    There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                                    It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                                    Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                                    40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                    I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                    Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                    I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

                                    No doubt, hardly likely to happen though is it?

                                    Then again, people watch hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, kick for 80mins, so you may be right.

                                    This is fun 🙂

                                    I think if League went first and say, hypothetically, put 40 points on AB's then we would see the maul to try to kick off to maul to try until score parity was reached.

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                                    @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                    The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                                    There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                                    It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                                    Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                                    40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                    I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                    Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                    I think even I would find it rather tedious watching the ball kicked off to the 5 meter marker and then a maul to other end of park, rinse and repeat for 40 mins.

                                    No doubt, hardly likely to happen though is it?

                                    Then again, people watch hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, hit up, kick for 80mins, so you may be right.

                                    This is fun 🙂

                                    I think if League went first and say, hypothetically, put 40 points on AB's then we would see the maul to try to kick off to maul to try until score parity was reached.

                                    If Rugby was played first there'd be about three rucks until the league players learnt to get off the tackled player quicker. Then it would turn into a farce as they refused to contest anything.

                                    At least you could fulfil Eddie's wet dream of playing no props and replacing them with flankers.

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                                    • KirwanK Kirwan

                                      @Bovidae said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                      I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                      Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                      Agreed. If you change the rules to suit RL then this becomes a big waste of time. It would be like saying no kicking on the last tackle for the RL half.

                                      No one has mentioned that the article is saying this game would be 14-a-side. I'm not sure which position would be removed. No.8?

                                      Prop if there aren't scrums. And I'd play another flanker as the other prop too.

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                                      @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @Bovidae said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @antipodean said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @Hooroo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                      40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                      I would watch that in a heartbeat. I think the Rugby guys would towelled at League and vice versa. I think you would have to only allow Rolling mauls for 1 or two metres though as the league guys would be stuffed. You could prolly maul it from your own deadball line

                                      Fuck 'em. They crap on about how fit you have to be to jog backwards a little.

                                      Agreed. If you change the rules to suit RL then this becomes a big waste of time. It would be like saying no kicking on the last tackle for the RL half.

                                      No one has mentioned that the article is saying this game would be 14-a-side. I'm not sure which position would be removed. No.8?

                                      Prop if there aren't scrums. And I'd play another flanker as the other prop too.

                                      Surely you have no props and no hooker? Even the locks you'd ditch given no line outs.

                                      So now you have a pack of 7 or 8 blokes, all of pretty much the same height and weight. Starting to sound a lot like league...

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                                        @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                        The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                                        There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                                        It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                                        Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                                        40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

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                                        @Kirwan said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                        @booboo said in ABs vs Kangaroos?:

                                        The problem as I see it is that the hybridised rules would have to be so dramatic that any advantage rugby would have playing rugby would be non existent.

                                        There would be no powered scrums, and probably no lineout.

                                        It would be a penalty fest at the breakdown as the leaguies just wouldn't know how to approach it.

                                        Any hybridisation just renders the whole thing meaningless. A bit like the Gaelic-Australian Borefest.

                                        40mins each half with each other's rules, and no pushing in the scrums. Then the rugby team has the ruck and lineout advantages at least.

                                        So all of a sudden you're not playing rugby and you run extra flankers at prop.

                                        Not for me.

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                                          They may as well just play league if they go with these hybrid laws. It's close enough to league and as far away from actual rugby as you can get.

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