Here are the results of matches of the 2nd round: “Krasny Yar” (Krasnoyarsk) – “Strela” (Kazan) – 14:12; “Heroes” (Krasnodar) – “the Metallurgist” (Novokuznetsk) – 5:14; “Bulava” (Taganrog, the Rostov region) – “Yenisei-STM” (Krasnoyarsk) – 3:52; “Glory” (Moscow) – “VVA-Moscow suburbs” (Monino, Moscow region) – 19:46; CSKA – “Lokomotiv-Penza (Penza) – 0:52.
Current standings in the tournament table looks like the following: “Yenisei-STM” – 10 points (2 wins – 0 losses), “Lokomotiv-Penza”, “Metallurgist” – 9 (2-0), Strela – 6 (1-1), “VVA-Moscow suburbs”, “Red Yar” – 5 (1-1), “Glory” – 4 (1-1), “Heroes”, CSKA, “Mace” – at 0 (0-2).
Once we explain, because the Rugby championship due to the terrible shortage of domestic competition is now the centre of attention of ordinary sports fans that winning a match gets 4 points, draw – 2, lose – 0. But there are bonuses. So-called “defensive bonus” of 1 point – if the losing opponent has conceded 7 points or fewer. “Offensive bonus”, which is also 1 point if the team made 3 or more opponent “attempts” (the main productive actions, that is, the drifts of the oval ball in in-goal, an opponent, estimated 5 game points).
At the beginning of the championship, all battles which is absolutely full are broadcast live on the resources of the holding company “Match TV” (and for that, the Rugby Union of Russia is loudly applauded), there was a problem of terribly poor quality educate new fans about principles of competition, about regulations, about the rules.
the Rugby Union of Russia (SRR) has delegated the right to organize and conduct the tournament in the top division of the men’s national championship at the classic Rugby 15 (explains the Olympic sport is Rugby 7) a certain “Centre for the competition” (CBS). However, the Agency headed by Eduard Melkumyan, while in parts, concerning the normal of informing the public, looks frankly amateurish. On the official website of this strange organization in the section “Statistics” – pristine emptiness. And only after numerous calls and claims of the correspondent “RG” responsible employees many of the press services of the RAF and GCHQ, all sorts of committees on information policy, finally near the completion of the second round (and “the road spoon for dinner”!) posted the schedule of the championship. But this is an important document that gives simple answers to many complex issues, a simple fan still need to look for, showing remarkable imagination – wherever it could “push”. But if “revive” the computer mouse section “Competitions” and the subsection “Men. The championship of Russia”, the user will only see news.
Your correspondent, after analyzing all the possible outcomes of matches, asked one of the responsible officers of the RAF, the question: “�� what if in case of a draw 15:15 one team will score all their points three “attempts” with the misses 2-point implementations, and the other opponents of this “tag” will work with five 3-point penalty or a rare drop-goals. Whether attacking bonus?”. The answer was – will be!
However, item 17.1 of article 17 “determination of the team” finally released the “Rules “of the championship of Russia on football among men’s teams of the season 2020/21” reads as follows, quote: “In matches of the championship used the following points system: win – 4 points; draw – 2; loss – 0. One bonus point for a WIN (that’s us in the “WP” deliberately allocated capital letters) in the match, if a team has committed 3 or more tries more than the opponent, or lose with a difference of 7 or less points”. That’s how it turns out: even in the RAF, not all know how to count points.
what is “rend the air” in vain, without examples? Even when you lose, you can make three attempts more than opponent. Will there be a bonus? In the SRF say – YES, the regulations say – apparently NOT. Take the first round match “Lokomotiv-Penza” – “VVA-Moscow suburbs” (18:12). Here “Loko” all your game points scored accurate 3-point penalties, best scorer of the League Sergey Yanyushkin, and the guests made 2 attempt (10 points) and one “implementation” (plus 2 points). And if “pilots” made another “attempt” without “implementation”, in the end, losing to 17:18? Would be a bonus or not? In the RAF said Yes, the regulations say no. Where the truth is still not entirely clear… Some theater of the absurd….
long ago during the coverage of events in team sports have not had to deal with appalling amateurism and confusion. On the official websites of the Continental hockey League, Russian Premier football League, the VTB United League in basketball, volleyball Federation and even the Federation of hockey of Russia is nothing else is absolutely transparent and clear to anyone, even deeply immersed in the subject.
However, all the above does not detract from the dignity of real, not armchair, and a paper of the Russian Rugby. The championship is fun, there are many non-standard events, struggle, intrigue, local sporting feats.
Although thoughtful, suddenly interested Rugby fans it would be better to read on the Internet are not official resources of the RAF and GCHQ, and the site fans of the game, whose wording is technically, according to these data, in the territory of one of neighboring countries.
