Northern Advocate online readers believe players like Marist's Blake Williamson should be able to play more than half a game if the coach sees fit, going against a new rule implemented by the NZRU.
Online Northern Advocate readers believe that a new New Zealand Rugby Union rule within junior rugby is a good idea but ultimately political rulings shouldn't dictate who is on the field.
Readers were polled on a story that ran in last Saturday's Advocate about the NZRU rule, which came into
effect from January this year, but results were split.
The question asked was: "A new NZRU rule will see players below 1st XV level require all named squad members to play at least half a game. Do you think this rule is a good move?"
The leading response was "it should be up to the coach" with 28 per cent of the votes, which had a total of between 100-150.
With 27 per cent, "yes, it's a good move" was next and then followed by "yes, sport at that level is about participation".
