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Have just read this on bbc sport app.
'Law amendments to be trialled
World Rugby, meanwhile, has approved the addition of six law amendments around the scrum and ruck for a global trial in a bid to make the game easier to play and referee. Some of the changes will also address player welfare, the governing body hopes.
The changes will be trialled in the northern hemisphere from 1 August and extended to the southern hemisphere from 1 January and will include the end-of-year internationals in Europe.
The law changes are:
1. All members of the front row can to attempt to 'strike' for the ball after it has been put into the scrum
2. The number eight at the back of the scrum may pick up the ball at the feet of the locks, rather than wait for it to make its way to between his legs
3. The scrum-half may now stand with their shoulder aligned to the middle of the scrum, allowing them to be further to their side of the set-piece
4. Players on their feet at the ruck will now be able to pick up the ball on the floor as long as no opposition player has joined the ruck
5. If the ruck has resulted from a tackle, the tackler must get to his feet before he can play the ball, and must do so from his side of the contest, through the 'gate' and not from the side as they could previously
6. Players may also no longer kick the ball out of a ruck, but can 'hook' it back towards their own side.
Information from BBC sport news
Dont get the point of no.1
Like no. 2
Not sure about no. 3
Need to see no. 4 in action
Hate no. 5, always liked the rule.
No.6... agree from a safety side as no1 gets kicked in the head but how can you hook a ball back without kicking it into a payer or kicking the player.
Thoughts?
'Law amendments to be trialled
World Rugby, meanwhile, has approved the addition of six law amendments around the scrum and ruck for a global trial in a bid to make the game easier to play and referee. Some of the changes will also address player welfare, the governing body hopes.
The changes will be trialled in the northern hemisphere from 1 August and extended to the southern hemisphere from 1 January and will include the end-of-year internationals in Europe.
The law changes are:
1. All members of the front row can to attempt to 'strike' for the ball after it has been put into the scrum
2. The number eight at the back of the scrum may pick up the ball at the feet of the locks, rather than wait for it to make its way to between his legs
3. The scrum-half may now stand with their shoulder aligned to the middle of the scrum, allowing them to be further to their side of the set-piece
4. Players on their feet at the ruck will now be able to pick up the ball on the floor as long as no opposition player has joined the ruck
5. If the ruck has resulted from a tackle, the tackler must get to his feet before he can play the ball, and must do so from his side of the contest, through the 'gate' and not from the side as they could previously
6. Players may also no longer kick the ball out of a ruck, but can 'hook' it back towards their own side.
Information from BBC sport news
Dont get the point of no.1
Like no. 2
Not sure about no. 3
Need to see no. 4 in action
Hate no. 5, always liked the rule.
No.6... agree from a safety side as no1 gets kicked in the head but how can you hook a ball back without kicking it into a payer or kicking the player.
Thoughts?
