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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 825726" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I would also like to see the AR on the blind side allowed to come in closer to the scrum (effectively like a second referee) while the scrum is being set and before the feed. His job would be to make sure there is no malarkey on the other side of the scrum from the referee, to make sure we have a square and stable scrum at the feed. He scarpers as soon as the ball is fed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I like this idea. It could well come under "duty of care" for the replaced players because multiple collapses increase the danger to the players. Anyone familiar with either of the the Tort Negligence cases <a href="http://swarb.co.uk/richard-vowles-v-david-evans-and-the-welsh-rugby-union-limited-ca-11-mar-2003/" target="_blank">Vowles v Evans</a> or <a href="http://swarb.co.uk/smoldon-v-whitworth-and-another-qbd-23-apr-1996/" target="_blank">Smolden v Whitworth/Nolan</a> will understand what I mean.</p><p></p><p>Actually, something like this almost happened once in a test match. It was Australia v New Zealand, in Sydney IIRC. Wallaby tight-head Al Baxter was up to his usual tricks, folding on the engagement to get a reset to take the sting out of the hit. Craig Joubert wasn't having any of it, and had penalised him a few times. Finally, at around the 30 minute mark, CJ had had enough and, probably in frustration, said to him <em>"If you aren't going to scrum properly, then we'll get someone on who will"</em> - a clear warning that he was going to be yellow carded if he kept up his messing around. Robbie Deans heard this, and immediately used his shepherd's crook. </p><p></p><p>That was Baxter's last test for Australia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 825726, member: 20605"] I would also like to see the AR on the blind side allowed to come in closer to the scrum (effectively like a second referee) while the scrum is being set and before the feed. His job would be to make sure there is no malarkey on the other side of the scrum from the referee, to make sure we have a square and stable scrum at the feed. He scarpers as soon as the ball is fed. I like this idea. It could well come under "duty of care" for the replaced players because multiple collapses increase the danger to the players. Anyone familiar with either of the the Tort Negligence cases [URL="http://swarb.co.uk/richard-vowles-v-david-evans-and-the-welsh-rugby-union-limited-ca-11-mar-2003/"]Vowles v Evans[/URL] or [URL="http://swarb.co.uk/smoldon-v-whitworth-and-another-qbd-23-apr-1996/"]Smolden v Whitworth/Nolan[/URL] will understand what I mean. Actually, something like this almost happened once in a test match. It was Australia v New Zealand, in Sydney IIRC. Wallaby tight-head Al Baxter was up to his usual tricks, folding on the engagement to get a reset to take the sting out of the hit. Craig Joubert wasn't having any of it, and had penalised him a few times. Finally, at around the 30 minute mark, CJ had had enough and, probably in frustration, said to him [I]"If you aren't going to scrum properly, then we'll get someone on who will"[/I] - a clear warning that he was going to be yellow carded if he kept up his messing around. Robbie Deans heard this, and immediately used his shepherd's crook. That was Baxter's last test for Australia [/QUOTE]
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