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Dysfunctional scrums - the agony continues
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<blockquote data-quote="Blindside" data-source="post: 830548" data-attributes="member: 74671"><p>I fear we must agree to disagree on the likelihood the hooker of the side not in possession, will give up the advantage of scrummaging square and giving his scrum a dominace, for the unlikely chance of a strike against the head. But i agree that the loss of hooking is indeed a real shame. </p><p></p><p>The facility should exist for a scrum to be driven back and badly disrupted, with no penalty given. At the moment it does not, so every scrum that is driven back substantially, by the side in possession, always commits an offence. Why should this be the case. Regarding the poster who said wheeling the scrum should be made illegal.... it is. </p><p></p><p>Regarding your question, two laws that are totally ignored for me is lifting in the lineout before the ball is thrown. Im not saying it should be enforced, but it simply is not. The other which i think should be enforced is the immediate one movement after the tackle. I see tackled players holding the ball up for some time, to make it available and even tossing it up some 10 seconds after being tackled, to the scrum half etc. OK these are positive actions that keep the ball alive and the game fluid, but they are clearly breaking the law and if great defense has caused the potential to slow down the recycling of the ball, why should a illegal act, however positive in its intentions facilitate it ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blindside, post: 830548, member: 74671"] I fear we must agree to disagree on the likelihood the hooker of the side not in possession, will give up the advantage of scrummaging square and giving his scrum a dominace, for the unlikely chance of a strike against the head. But i agree that the loss of hooking is indeed a real shame. The facility should exist for a scrum to be driven back and badly disrupted, with no penalty given. At the moment it does not, so every scrum that is driven back substantially, by the side in possession, always commits an offence. Why should this be the case. Regarding the poster who said wheeling the scrum should be made illegal.... it is. Regarding your question, two laws that are totally ignored for me is lifting in the lineout before the ball is thrown. Im not saying it should be enforced, but it simply is not. The other which i think should be enforced is the immediate one movement after the tackle. I see tackled players holding the ball up for some time, to make it available and even tossing it up some 10 seconds after being tackled, to the scrum half etc. OK these are positive actions that keep the ball alive and the game fluid, but they are clearly breaking the law and if great defense has caused the potential to slow down the recycling of the ball, why should a illegal act, however positive in its intentions facilitate it ? [/QUOTE]
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