Ha!

and
14) World Club Challenge?

Only when they lose.

JB down under, it is a great concept taken from Unions rugby 7s. How ironic that you of all people should be praising Union

Really? I seem to remember Leeds and, I think, Wigan hosting 7s tournaments in the mid 70s. Didn't enjoy them much. They probably date from much earlier than that as that's only the time when I started watching the game.

Rugby 7s has been played since 1883 at Melrose RFC and has been going ever since.

Didn't watch it ............... I find 9's very dull, and would be interested to know why those who watched it, found it entertaining ........... for me, there's no defence; no big hits; and too much space for attackers, which makes it too easy to score; it just appears to be an endless stream of unopposed running, passing and try scoring.

At a guess.

Each to their own I suppose, but for me, without the defence, there's no challenge and no interest? If I wanted to watch people running unopposed, I'd watch Athletics.

Bit of an exaggeration nickcat, particularly when you didn't watch the nines. Have you seen the results from the weekend, they're not the high scoring, try-after-try affairs you might have thought they were.

As you say, each to their own. It's a different format, and suits certain players/emphasizes certain skills.

I can tell you didn't eat watch it! Nines is the perfect balance of attack and defense. Sevens one break and you score, nines actually has decent defence but rewards flair and speed. I'd even go as far as to say many of the NRL nines games were more entertaining than some regular season NRL games. As for no big hits, watch the women's nines test match. The girls were smashing it!

JB, you continually say RL is better than RU because it has more tries, yet you now say 9s is better than 7s because it has fewer tries? How convenient

Life is about balance sir, there is always too much of a good thing! League is better than Union as union is sht!

Nines has the almost perfect balance of attack and defence. Like 20/20 in cricket one day RL will wake up to the value of nines as a vehicle to reach new audiences.