Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Featured
2024 Guinness Six Nations
Abandoned Rules
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Festo" data-source="post: 833534" data-attributes="member: 73159"><p>We are just about to start the biggest international competition in the Northern Hemisphere, the Six Nations, which I'm sure we are all looking forward to. The game has undergone a transformation since last year, with the introduction of new laws etc. This of course makes playing the game a lot more demanding for the players, split second decisions have to be made. This is also true of the way the game has evolved from a referring perspective, with more and more involvement of the match day officials. They are used to advise the referee of things he has not see, such as foul play off the ball, forward passes and high tackles, this is done during the run of play. The referee can then decide what action to take given advice from the officials.. Some of these observations at times can be classed as a 50/50 decision and one official might interpret the law slightly differently from that of another, we have all seen that. </p><p></p><p>I would like to take issue with one of the laws that seems to have been abandoned by all match officials. As far as I can see this has to be one of the easiest of laws to enforce. The play is static during the execution of the law and all eyes are roughly in the same area of play, including that of the match day officials. I'm talking about 'feeding into the scrum'!!!!!!! Why has this particular law been abandoned, it is so blatant, it is flouted right in front of the referee. With the way the game is covered from a TV perspective most of us watching can see the feed, so why don't the officials pick it up????? Is it because the scrum has been an area of contention due to resets, that a relaxing of the law has been tolerated in order to maintain the flow of play?????</p><p></p><p>Can anyone can shed any light on the subject !!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Festo, post: 833534, member: 73159"] We are just about to start the biggest international competition in the Northern Hemisphere, the Six Nations, which I'm sure we are all looking forward to. The game has undergone a transformation since last year, with the introduction of new laws etc. This of course makes playing the game a lot more demanding for the players, split second decisions have to be made. This is also true of the way the game has evolved from a referring perspective, with more and more involvement of the match day officials. They are used to advise the referee of things he has not see, such as foul play off the ball, forward passes and high tackles, this is done during the run of play. The referee can then decide what action to take given advice from the officials.. Some of these observations at times can be classed as a 50/50 decision and one official might interpret the law slightly differently from that of another, we have all seen that. I would like to take issue with one of the laws that seems to have been abandoned by all match officials. As far as I can see this has to be one of the easiest of laws to enforce. The play is static during the execution of the law and all eyes are roughly in the same area of play, including that of the match day officials. I'm talking about 'feeding into the scrum'!!!!!!! Why has this particular law been abandoned, it is so blatant, it is flouted right in front of the referee. With the way the game is covered from a TV perspective most of us watching can see the feed, so why don't the officials pick it up????? Is it because the scrum has been an area of contention due to resets, that a relaxing of the law has been tolerated in order to maintain the flow of play????? Can anyone can shed any light on the subject !!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Featured
2024 Guinness Six Nations
Abandoned Rules
Top