Not all rugby is boring. It’s northern hemisphere rugby, as exemplified by the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, that has the issue. So what? Kiwis and Ozzies have been pointing that out for decades. But it’s objectively bad when English rugby royalty are complaining about the state of rugby after their team has just won both international competitions this year. Clive Woodward even decided, ‘rugby has become the most exasperating, infuriating, frustrating and, occasionally, completely unwatchable game.’ Before the game can be put to rights, why rugby is boring needs to be clarified.
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Thomas Joel Davies