Everything was far messier back then.

Typical Wakey trying to cheat, great call from the ref to give the try for obstruction.

FFS! We've blown this.....he's not going to miss this conversion.

I thought the documentary that was shown earlier was first class. Well done the BBC.

Have not watched the documentary yet watching it later

Poor Don. I could have cried for him, but the game should have been abandoned long before then.

Whenever I watch old matches with scrums it's a complete mess. I really don't understand how people can want them back when you see how bad they were.

You are definitely right about the PTB. Most were terrible in this game. What was the deal with players trying to kick long on like the 2nd tackle.

It was 4 tackles back then.

Different game then. What I found odd was how the Wakey scrum half put the ball into the scrum; he seemed to be hurling it in upwards at some speed.

Yeah. See the mad player celebrations over a drop-goal at random points of a match in the 70s

Watch the documentary on I player
RIP Don Fox

The ruck is far messier now.

Yep, but player she the next just got tackled got up and carried on, very little laying on or slowing down but attackers genuinely just tried to get up no wriggling about trying to milk a penalty, one of the only penalties at the play the ball was a Leeds player pushing the defender at marker.
Time we started reversing plenalties for milking it would soon stop.

Another thing the caugh my eye was how fast the game went, not to actual speed if play( which was considereably hindered by the 3" on standing water) but the actual game which flowed quicker, less stop start and everybody just got on with the game, if the ball went in touch the scrum was formed so quickly and ball straight in and out (ish) if there was a turnover just hand the ball over and off we go.