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Chris Hewett: When ‘record highs’ can be low on quality

Chris Hewett questions whether rugby’s growing number of one-sided finals and record scorelines signal a sport in danger of tipping the balance too far towards attack, arguing that “too much of a good thing” may be harming the contest at elite level.
George Furbank playing in the Prem final for his final Northampton Saints appearance

 

When does too much of a good thing become a seriously bad thing? Easy. When Northampton Saints stick 90 points on Bristol Bears in a Premiership match so lopsided, it resembles a see-saw with an empty seat at one end and JJ van der Mescht at the other.
Or when Toulouse go 66 points clear of Racing 92 in the semi-final – yes, a SEMI-FINAL – of the Top 14.
Or, sin of sins, when the southern hemisphere’s blue riband occasion doubles as a cure for insomnia.
Early in the last quarter of last weekend’s Super Rugby decider in Wellington, the Hurricanes were 53-0 up against the Chiefs, their “riva...

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