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Hmm I would have to say that I think a penalty is worth too much compared to a try and encourages kicking rather than playing the ball! I would probably prefer if conversions and penalties were both worth 2!

Amen.

Worth noting its a 50% drop in profits, not income. That means nobody that works there would have to take a pay cut, just the shareholders.

I agree it's difficult, it just often makes for boring play. That's why I don't want to reward it so much..

So, you would've been 8 when we won the world cup in 2003? I'm guessing you're part of the generation who would have been inspired by that win to get involved in the game? Do you remember it? Did it have much of an influence on your decision to play? (I'm guessing it did from some of the players you mention as your heroes.)

• What do you think of the changes to the scrum rules? And what do you think about the idea of playing with uncontested scrums, which some people seem to be calling for?

• Is there anything as a coach that frustrates you? Anything you find yourself repeating to players, that you struggle to get through to them? When I played, many years ago, I'm sure I annoyed the hell out of some of my coaches..

• What position would you least like to play?

What's the atmosphere like after the recent announcements?