"Because of the way people defend at scrums, with the greater distancebetween defensive lines, it should mean there's more space, hence the need to keep scrums squarer - so I see that as a positive, " he said.
One would have thought that the safe distancebetween journalists and fighter may have provoked more aggressive lines of questioning but the atmosphere remained convivial.
The Hartford Stock Exchange is an example of why: It closed in 1935, within months of the opening of long-distance telephone linesbetween that Connecticut city and New York.