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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why don’t rugby results show the timing of each score, like football?

Big moment ... Wales score a try against France in their World Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Francois Nel/World Rugby via Getty Images
Big moment ... Wales score a try against France in their World Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Francois Nel/World Rugby via Getty Images Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Football scores record the timing of each goal. This gives an instant flavour of the match: 0-3 to 4-3 = triumph; 0-4 to 3-4 = despair. Why is this information not included in rugby scores?

Peter Lowe, Newcastle upon Tyne

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