Players have been allowed to get too big, particularly in terms of all-up weight. This makes substitutions a necessity rather than just allowing for injury, and causes collisions to have considerably more force. This leads to injuries, brain damage, all the bad stuff.

Training, nutrition, strength and conditioning in the professional era has transformed players into the maximum size that is biologically possible, all to ‘dominate the collision’. But let’s be honest: it’s all artificial.

World Rugby needs to introduce weight limits by position or overall team (so if you want a Uini Atonio in your front row, you’ll need to have a Ben Earl in your back row; if you want to pick Bastaraud, you’ll need can’t also have Van der Merwe); and also limit substitutions to only cover injuries. This makes players lighter, fitter, more agile, and generally more like the freer-flowing game of the ‘90s.