Moving to 5 subs per game impact on the game & recruitment

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This 100%.

I'm a big fan of rugby union, which allows 8 replacements - more than half the team!

In so many games you hear the commentators say that the strength of the replacements bench made all the difference for the big teams which can have 8 top players coming on for the last 20 minutes and swinging a game in their favour.

You’re right and this is under serious questioning in rugby as some players are being trained as subs i.e. able to play at very high impact but only for short periods. As well as being potentially dangerous it completely changes the dynamics of the game.