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Best Number of Subtitutes Pole

Best Number of Subsitutes?

  • 2. (golden oldies scrums au-go-go?)

    Votes: 1 3.2%
  • 3. (forward/halfback/utility back? still looking a bit golden oldies here)

    Votes: 5 16.1%
  • 4

    Votes: 1 3.2%
  • 5

    Votes: 8 25.8%
  • 6

    Votes: 6 19.4%
  • 7

    Votes: 1 3.2%
  • 8. The Owen Franks Option

    Votes: 6 19.4%
  • 0. "Get the intubator headgear on and get back out there"

    Votes: 8 25.8%
  • "Subsitute. Me for him. Substitute. My coke for gin"

    Votes: 3 9.7%
  • "Live at Leeds" was probably the Who's best album.

    Votes: 6 19.4%

  • Total voters
    31

Wilson

David Codey (61)
World Rugby's version is quoted as still having the 3 front row subs, so if you go down to the 6 players that's only 3 to cover the other 12 positions. Is the age of the backrow/centre upon us?
 

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
World Rugby's version is quoted as still having the 3 front row subs, so if you go down to the 6 players that's only 3 to cover the other 12 positions. Is the age of the backrow/centre upon us?


I don't think the proposal is to cut down the size of the bench, just the number of replacements you are able to use (i.e. some players on the bench won't have a chance to get on the field).

It would reduce tactical substitutions and theoretically leave more tired bodies on the field late in games.
 

Wilson

David Codey (61)
I don't think the proposal is to cut down the size of the bench, just the number of replacements you are able to use (i.e. some players on the bench won't have a chance to get on the field).

It would reduce tactical substitutions and theoretically leave more tired bodies on the field late in games.

I do like that arrangement a lot more, makes health/injury concerns easier to manage. I wonder if they look at an exemption for head/blood subs, where those ref forced ones are not counted.
 

KOB1987

Rod McCall (65)
Yes I think 8 allowed on the bench, but only 5 subs can be made, except in the case of a genuine front row injury, and if that happens after the 5 subs have been used the front rower who has come off has to go back on, unless he’s actually injured too.
 

Mr Wobbly

Alan Cameron (40)
As long as rugby never considers introducing an interchange bench. That terrible idea ruined AFL, IMHO.
 

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
As long as rugby never considers introducing an interchange bench. That terrible idea ruined AFL, IMHO.


I think we're going in exactly the opposite direction which is good.

Rugby league reduced the importance of the smaller forwards with amazing fitness like Wayne Pearce when they brought in the interchange rule (obviously a long time after he retired). He was the quintessential 80 minute player and would really come into his own late in games against tired players. Players like him lost their importance once fatigue became less of an issue due to interchanges.
 

Drew

Bob Davidson (42)
If it went to 6, with a full front row obligatory you’d lose a specialist winger, halfback and 7. I’d imagine players like Samu (6,7,8), Uru, Hanigan (4,5,6,8), Fines (9,11), Petaia (13-15), Hodge(10-15), will Harrison (9,10,15) would be good options for their versatility. Would be a good change as replacing more than half the team after an hour can ruin a games continuity just as teams are tiring.
 

Drew

Bob Davidson (42)
I'm thinking 4.

Hooker
Halfback
A forward
A back
Could go to none, like in the old days of league, a player would get a serious injury, try and start a fight with an opposition player so they’d both be sent off. Kept the numbers even
Edit: wrote more, but realised I’d written the same thing a year ago
 
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