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Northern Hemisphere Rugby Union Round-up 10 ELVs are no longer "Experimental"
10 ELVs are no longer "Experimental"
Written by O'Rothlain Friday, 15 May 2009 11:54
Bernard Lapasset announced yesterday that the trial of the ELV's was over and that 10 of these laws were now official. I have to admit being a big naysayer of the ELV's at the start, especially when it came to pulling down the maul. Well, if you, like me, shared in that view you can now take a deep breath and exhale as the laws concerning the maul were scrapped.
The 10 newly adopted laws are as follows:
Law 6 - Assistant referees able to assist referees in any way the Referee requires
Law 19 - If a team puts the ball back in their own 22 and the ball is subsequently kicked directly into touch there is no gain in ground
Law 19 - A quick throw may be thrown in straight or towards the throwing team's goal line
Law 19 - The receiver at the lineout must be two metres back away from the lineout
Law 19 - The player who is in opposition to the player throwing in the ball must stand in the area between the five metre line and touch line and must be two metres from the line of touch and at least two metres from the lineout
Law 19 - Lineout players may pre-grip a jumper before the ball is thrown in
Law 19 - The lifting of lineout jumpers is permitted
Law 20 - Introduction of an offside line five metres behind the hindmost feet of the Scrum
Law 20 - Scrum half offside line at the Scrum
Law 20 - The corner posts are no longer considered to be touch in goal except when the ball is grounded against the post
The ELV's sent to the rubbish bin are Law 17 - Maul - Head and shoulders not to be lower than hips; Law 17 - Maul - Pulling down the maul; Law 19 - Freedom for each team to determine lineout numbers.
According to Lapasset, "All international matches from May 23 onwards will be captured, while domestic and regional competitions played across the implementation date will be played under the current ELVs until their conclusion."
(information borrowed from: http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_17232.php)
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