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"The bike on bike crashes are..."
I agree with the majority of spectators on this, it's the bike on bike and the hustle of a game which makes it interesting for most people to watch. As players we may be able to appreciate a well thought out play between team mates but it's the potential for carnage which makes this into an adrenalin sport. One comment that I've heard repeated by a number of different people is that they're bored of watching l'equipe vs toros, which are incredible games on a technical level but dull as dishwater when you're 25 minutes in and only 3 goals have been scored.
"I read it as a central rule book was going to be put in place..."
Ideally this is what will eventually happen but polo is still progressing in too many different directions to sit down and remove elements of the game. Banning of certain moves or removing whole elements of the game will not aid the progression, though it will alter it's course.
Again, talk to the people from London who went to the Worlds in September last year. They virtually all came back talking about how much rougher the game is in the US. If we remove bike to bike in London that is only going to increase the gap across the pond. I am not saying the US have it right but I do think it unwise make the decisions outlined above at this moment in time.