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The recent rule change around the rugby scrum have been generally positive. There have been fewer scrims reset, and it appears to be more…
I agree with you that the referee should not make a difference, SkinnyKid. But there is no doubt in my mind that they have too much impact on the scrum with this call to put the ball into the channel. Rugby should not be a platform for referees to over adjudicate. I just worry that this is unnecessary and disadvantages the team in possession and it is such an easy thing to rectify. Then the flankers can go back to trying to coordinate the defensive scrum by calling when the ball is fed.
Tweaking the new scrum laws
The issue really became apparent to me watching the ITM Cup games on Friday and Saturday. It is happening to all the teams I saw, and many attacking scrums turn into a debacle at the back. Every team had the same problem and it negatively impacted attacking Rugby – at which the ITM Cup is arguably the world leader. The scrum will still be a contest, it will just be up to the defending flankers to advise their front row when the ball enters.
Tweaking the new scrum laws