Quote: Cecil B "It may have been tension-filled but I don't think it was a very good spectacle.
Both sides seemed to take the title of golden point literally - believing the only way to win was with a single point! This led to numerous woeful attempts at a drop goal from positions where even the most accomplished drop-goal exponent in the game wouldn't have fancied his chances.
I've seen golden goal used in football games and this usually has the same effect - both sides play ultra cautiously as they're frightened to death of making a mistake that could give their opponents the upper hand.
Even though we won under this rule I'd prefer the old system of 10mins each way of extra time and only then go to the golden point.'"
What kind of spectacle would it be if you were expecting players to play the game for 110 minutes? We could never expect that and it would be highly dangerous. Don't be stupid.