Comments on: The IRB is getting the Rugby Laws right

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:50:45 +0000

I never liked this “gate” business at the tackle. It gives too little incentive for the side hoping to retain possession to form a ruck, and too little incentive for the other side to tackle. If you just hold the ballcarrier up and no maul forms, at least you can come in from the other side to try to strip the ball.

Not only that, but the only way thru the gate is over someone’s “dead” body. And now they’re working on turning it into a formal “offside at tackle”? Even worse.

In the maul EVs, what methods of pulling it down will be allowed? Will participants be allowed to sit or go to their own knees voluntarily? How about pulling up the legs of an opponent not holding the ball? If the player with the ball is taken down, is that an unplayable maul, or a tackle and they continue as a ruck?

By: Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:46:56 +0000

I haven’t seen the new format but it sounds encouraging. If scrums remain an important part of the union game, all sizes will be catered for but the big men will have to become ball handlers to rise to the higher levels of the game. We have talked about a 15-man game for a long time but this may be when it finally emerges — provided it doesn’t turn into a form of rugby league.

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:28:14 +0000

Remarks above Scotland (Super Cup) Watsonian’s Gavin Brown
‘On average the ball is in play now 49% of the time………..’ What does that mean .
Does it mean the ball is actually in play on the feild in one form or another ,as opposed to the ball being out of play waiting for a lineout

Where is the ball for the remaining 51%

By: Barry Boyle

Barry Boyle — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:36:48 +0000

A good starting point for discussion No doubt there will be amendments(hopefully implemented without delay).Does this mean rucking is back?
What about shutting refs` chatter then we can watch in peace & quiet& not have to turn sound off as I often do.

By: jimma

jimma — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:53:12 +0000

Unfortunately I haven’t seen a game played under the law changes, hopefully the APC is being shown on ABC? I can then see what they are all about.

The tragics claim that the game for all body shapes will be lost seems to be unfounded.