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Some of the ELVs were a good idea (e.g. no passing back into the 22 for a clearance kick) - However some mungoball fan clearly was involved and thought that collapsing mauls should be legal and the scrum needed completely ruining. That's why they were met with such hostility.

I'm amazed the Oussies haven't kicked up a fuss yet (being as we're in the first 12 months following a WC) to make the sport more like League.
 
Like what? In my opinion yellow cards should be brandished more frequently sort of like ice hockey's disciplinary process. Why do referees need to say "next time, you're going in the bin" to players who know exactly what they're doing? You're cheating, get off the field is my view.
1. They took away the thing that let someone think twice about hands in the ruck and trying to slow down the ball. Rucking. When rucking went fast ball went.
Now they have another way to attack now the IRB is going to make a law that is going to influence that as well.

Do you people know why they normally wait a couple of seconds before passing a ball when its available? You want to yellow the players for a thing that can be due to a late judgement of referees interpretation?
 
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I'm really not sure the full ramifications of the '5 second' ruck rule have been considered. If teams want/need to slow the game down, they will find ways to do so. The obvious response is a "Dangerball" call which calls in all the pack to do Picks and Gos until the scrum-half is out and has his kicker/chasers where he wants them. I really don't see that as being very entertaining and would rather wait the little extra for a clean kick.
 
Lineouts in place of scrums has to be a start.
Nothing wrong with the scrums. It is hard for 2 forces of 900kg+ to battle on fields that sees more water than action and to bind on a shirt that is designed like a wet suite. How can you bind if there is nothing to bind to. Have they actually put on a NZ jersey and try to hold onto it?
 
I would love to see some rule created where props are forced to wear shirts that are loose fitting where the opposite prop is to bind. Or something like that...
 
Easiest way there is to ban those crappy ballerina costumes all teams wear these days.
 
So they can wear the ballgowns of yester-year?

All that needs to be done is that the front-row specialist players have a patch under their arm where binding has to happen - make it a bit looser so you can get a grip, and it'll also help refs pinging people for not binding correctly.
 
Which happens when rugby players wear a RUGBY SHIRT


​You'll argue for the sake of arguing these days.
 
Times change, though.
I'd much prefer to play in a shirt like this:
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Than one like this:
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Times change, though.
I'd much prefer to play in a shirt like this:
Six_Nations_2012__Chris_Robshaw_embodies_the_spirit_of_the_new_England.jpg


Than one like this:
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Intresting the choice of players wearing said shirts, but that's another debate.

Modern shirts are crap. Only girly backs and Mungoballers would think otherwise.
 
Intresting the choice of players wearing said shirts, but that's another debate.
All I did was google image search "England Rugby 2012" "England rugby 1999"

Modern shirts are crap. Only girly backs and Mungoballers would think otherwise.
We'll have to agree to disagree then. Having played in both types of kit the modern stuff is a load better.
 
I only played in the baggier style and they weren't perfect. On a really rainy day they were like sponges and almost trebled in weight making then very uncomfortable and awkward. Now though I prefer them as they dont exaserbate my erm... larger frame as the Breathe-in Style shirts.
 
Team having to use a ball after it becomes available at the back of a ruck within 5 seconds is so freakin fantastic!
 
1. They took away the thing that let someone think twice about hands in the ruck and trying to slow down the ball. Rucking. When rucking went fast ball went.
Now they have another way to attack now the IRB is going to make a law that is going to influence that as well.

Do you people know why they normally wait a couple of seconds before passing a ball when its available? You want to yellow the players for a thing that can be due to a late judgement of referees interpretation?

You have watched old rugby from the early 90's and before I'm assuming? rucks were cesspits of handling and debauchery on the floor.

And also shoe pie is not exactly a great deterrent to someone wanting to slow down the ball , in fact it's rather brilliant at making someone a tad more determined.

Which happens when rugby players wear a RUGBY SHIRT


​You'll argue for the sake of arguing these days.

I like baggy jerseys for looking classy and posh at a barbeque or another such social gathering.


For playing rugby I don't like them , too easy to get scragged and or spin a guy around a few times and **** him face first into the ground..
 
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Got to be honest, going back to baggy cotton shirts is not a good idea, and not something I particularity want to see. I never enjoyed playing in them, and they do very little for the marketability of the sport. I see nothing wrong with the well designed tight-fit shirts used today, and having a small patch on the props for binding reasons seems a fair compromise. If it's around the armpit area, it won't get in the way in open field, and makes the ref's lives slightly easier when it comes to checking for binding.

Not sure why anyone would complain about the proposed 5second rule for scrum-halves. 5 seconds is plenty of time to get the ball away, and will stop this annoying intentional arsing around at the back of rucks, including the human chain thing teams are doing to give their scrum-halves more time and room for box kicking.

Every rule seems fine to me. I'm not sure the changes in the engagement to the scrum will do much of a difference, but Cymro has suggested it will help somewhat, so I'll wait and hope he's right. I still believe that getting rid of the hit is the way to go, but I hope to be proven wrong.
 

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