World Rugby has studied the scrum incident at Ellis Park and come up with some recommendations.
Key to their proposal was the conclusion that concussions are the most common serious injury in rugby union. Concussions come from high speed or unforeseen collisions and are the heaviest and most likely to occur in the midfield.
World Rugby also determined that concussions are most prevalent when centres are playing in places they are not accustomed to, so all centres will therefore need to be designated as inside or outside centres.
The new proposed rules are
“3.78 The midfield
An inside centre may not play on the outside, and vice versa.
“3.79 The midfield – replacements and substitutions
(a) If a team has no more trained and experienced designated number 13s, the midfield will be played uncontested for the duration of the match.
(b) Australia may not use an openside flanker to play in either the 12 or 13 channel.
“3.81 The midfield – offloads
(a) Offloads in the midfield are dangerous, when unexpected, so all teams must notify the referee before attempting an offload.
(b) Due to language gaps, the designated dialect for said offload designation shall be Afrikaans-accented English; specifically, from the Northern Karoo.
“3.99 Grandfather Clause
(a) Kurtley Beale is excluded from all of the preceding rules.
Comments on this proposed rule are being accepted in Dublin, on correct paper and with the right font.
Another rule is being studied to regulate the designation of flyhalves as such.
Tackling by flyhalves is also dangerous.
Muzzo
Guest
Great stuff Harry....lol
Chinmay Hejmadi
Roar Guru
Oh yes :D Poor Keith Earls would still be having nightmares of that....If he remembers it at all ;)
Jerry
Guest
When did Liam Messam actually do it though? Hosea Gear did a fairly obvious shoulder/forearm to the head once and got nominated for IRB Try of the Year.
Riccardo
Guest
Love your work Harry...
Riccardo
Guest
Gold Grapeseed, Gold...
Reedo
Guest
They should make up a law to stop Courtney Lawes ending every half back he comes across! A 'pick on someone your own size' legislation!
RobC
Roar Guru
UJ! UJ!
Harry Jones
Expert
Haha! I accept my punishment
Gazzatron
Guest
Now now OB, let's not bring Nonu and his awesome hairstyle into this. If I wasn't a foot taller and extremely white, people would think we were twins.....
RobC
Roar Guru
Harry. I thank you for your contribution but I think you are OUT OF ORDER. ie should be 3.99 Grandfather Clause, then 3.81 The midfield – offloads, then 3.79 The midfield – replacements and substitutions, then 3.78 The midfield, then 3.80 is Pokey hokey You should cited and fined. By that I mean you should be sighted with some fine Varsity Cup cheerleaders
Bakkies
Guest
Coetzee on Heaslip is a blatant example and the TMO deserved one himself for not recommending a penalty
Old Bugger
Guest
Whaddaya mean - misuse in the centres - TPN just might have something to say about that. And, don't talk to me about Maa's hair unless he's left his hand-bag at home.....it'll feel a lot safer to talk, if that happens.
Machooka
Roar Guru
Ha ! Dry and empty... a bit like me ? Bugger... apparently you can now add 'in trouble' to that description :(
Chippy
Roar Rookie
Brilliant! Made coming to work today little more bearable. I am concerned no mention has been made about the misuse of hairstyles in the centres though. Toomua's is a fullback style at least, if not wing.
Charl
Guest
"a few of your boys regularly do it" - generalization, Face, and a clear sign of bias. When you come up with some examples of your boys doing it, and then cite some of our boys doing it, we'll listen. Selectively focusing only on what other teams do wrong, while not noticing when your own team practice the same offenses, simply doesn't make for good argument.
Harry Jones
Expert
Brilliant.
Ralph
Guest
Well done.
grapeseed
Guest
There is real risk associated with poorly trained personnel playing in positions they are clearly unsuited for. This also extends to coaches. When Richard Graham came “off the bench” for a departing Ewen McKenzie in 2014, the Reds have been forced to play with an uncontested game plan ever since.
Harry Jones
Expert
It's rubbish without rugby. Pre-season Currie Cup a bit of a snooze
Harry Jones
Expert
It is! Little Karoo, Great Karoo, Upper Karoo. It's all good! Dry and empty.