I sat on the bench for four years unused! | Jeff Probyn

Substitutes, replacements, tactical subs, impact players or finishers... whatever you like to call them they are the bone of contention for many changes and confusions in the game.
With over half a team now available to come on during a match, the whole nature of what was a fifteen aside game has been completely changed.
When substitutes were first introduced, it was to keep the game a fair competition by allowing teams to replace an injured player so as not to disadvantage them.
With just three replacements in those early days, the ‘bench’ was usually a balance of one front row player, o...

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