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Need info - when did the 25 yard line become the 22?

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Post by doctor_grey Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:51 am

When did go go from English to French (ie. metric) in Rugby?

Someone just asked me when we went from the 25 to the 22, and I can't remember.
When did we start allowing lifting (legally)?
and, lastly,
When did the try go from 4 points to 5?

I know we have a fantastic bunch of people here with better memories than me. Can you help me out here? Need for later today............

Thanks,

Grey

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Post by pontylad Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:06 am

5 point try was 1992 i believe . Not sure if there was an offical date for the 22/25 change probably part of the metric changeover currency etc in the UK in the mid 70's (except for road distances and -thankfully-pints of beer Smile ).

My village pitch 22/25 line hasn't changed position for at least 40 years in any event so our groundsman still hasn't heard about the change.



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Post by mckay1402 Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:21 am

Isn't it just the difference between yards and metres? Just guessing, haven't done any actual research...
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Post by pontylad Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:25 am

I'd agree that it was a change in nomenclature more than anything else like the 120 kilo props we have nowadays rather than 19 stone or thereabouts when I was playing.

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Post by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:59 am

22m is 24 yards, not 25
The change was made in 1977

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Post by doctor_grey Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:35 pm

Thanks - appreciate the info.
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Post by emack2 Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:00 pm

Lifting was legalised I think 2009 after the 2008 trials in the SH.

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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:05 pm

emack2 wrote:Lifting was legalised I think 2009 after the 2008 trials in the SH.

Lifting was earlier than that - some time in the 90s (South Africa had been lifting during their isolation years and managed to get it brought across on their return.
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Post by TJ1 Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:22 am

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:22m is 24 yards, not 25
The change was made in 1977

22.86 actually. 23 m line would be more curate than 22 but 22 sounds better?

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Post by chewed_mintie Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:23 pm

Lifting was allowed in 1996

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