Rugby Australia's 'product' runs risk of being diminished by rule changes | Bret Harris

The impact of Super Rugby’s tweaks may stretch as far as the Wallabies’ preparations for Test matchesThe introduction of seven law variations to the Super Rugby AU competition has the potential to backfire spectacularly on the five provincial Australian teams as well as the Wallabies if they are not careful.The rule changes, designed by “some of the best minds in the game”, are intended to make Super Rugby a “more exciting and entertaining product” by speeding up the play. The new RA chairman, Hamish McLennan, was bullish about making changes to the rules to create a more spectator-friendly ga…