‘The top five things people wanted to see more of, I think we saw’ – Jim Gavin ‘satisfied’ with opening FRC trial games

Gavin remained adamant that the seven ‘enhancements’ were “complementary” with the ‘threat’ of two-pointers from outside the 40-metre arc pivotal to unlocking defences.

His point was backed up by fellow FRC member Michael Murphy as they reflected on what they had seen after last night’s semi-finals which Connacht and Ulster won to advance to tonight’s final of the Allianz-sponsored competition.

“We saw what we expected to see from an FRC perspective,” said Gavin. “I’ll always go back to the terms of reference, what we have been asked to do, to make the games more entertaining, more exciting, to play, to coach, to watch.

“The top five things people wanted to see more of, kick passing, long range scores, high fielding, goals and one-to-one contests and creativity, I think we saw that.

“Scoring is up, shots are up, goals are up, ball in possession time is up, kick-outs and one-to-one contests, that’s all in a positive trend. We have to be satisfied with this evening’s work,” he…

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