England lock Maro Itoje believes rugby needs to learn from American football’ by introducing a Super Bowl-style half-time show.
Itoje said: ‘I did see the half-time show and it would be amazing if somehow that could be replicated in rugby.
‘It was a spectacle. A lot of people are talking about how great the match was but the half-time show has brought a lot of eyes to the Super Bowl so it’s mutually beneficial.’
5 rules from other sports that would make rugby more exciting
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1. Basketball
Rolling subs. It would keep players fresh throughout the game and fingers crossed help decrease the amount of injuries.
The majority of Rugby fans have been successfully triggered by the TMO at least once in the last year.
The best way to lower fans heart rate is to implement technology in a similar manner to tennis and cricket — a review system rather then check with them for every single incident.
Each team gets two reviews per game and if their appeal is successful then they retain their review.