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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 709289" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Pretty much everything that [USER=13427]@ORothlain[/USER] said is on the money. I'd just add to his item 4</p><p></p><p>One of the ways that tightheads try to disrupt the scrum is to bind on the lucy's arm just above the elbow. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/bind.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This THP is illegally bound on the Lucy's arm. He can then pull downwards and inwards on that arm, and fold the lucy in, which is what he has started to do. </p><p></p><p>In order to minimise his effectiveness, the straighter your bind, the more difficult it is for him to fold you in.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/bind2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I think this is Healy v Castrogiovanni, always a great propping contest. </p><p></p><p>See how the Green Lucy has his arm straighter and his bind longer. It is much more difficult for the Blue THP to bind just above the Green prop's elbow and therefore fold him in. If he tries to, the angle of his forearm is going be vertical or beyond, much easier for the referee to spot.</p><p></p><p>If you have trouble with an opposing THP consistently doing this to you, get the captain to have a word to the referee about it. You may not get an immediate result from it, but you will put it in the referee's mind. Just make sure that afterwards, YOU do everything legally though because I can tell you from experience that referees do pay attention to things that captains point out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 709289, member: 20605"] Pretty much everything that [USER=13427]@ORothlain[/USER] said is on the money. I'd just add to his item 4 One of the ways that tightheads try to disrupt the scrum is to bind on the lucy's arm just above the elbow. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/bind.jpg[/img] This THP is illegally bound on the Lucy's arm. He can then pull downwards and inwards on that arm, and fold the lucy in, which is what he has started to do. In order to minimise his effectiveness, the straighter your bind, the more difficult it is for him to fold you in. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/98915197/RugbyRefs/bind2.png[/img] I think this is Healy v Castrogiovanni, always a great propping contest. See how the Green Lucy has his arm straighter and his bind longer. It is much more difficult for the Blue THP to bind just above the Green prop's elbow and therefore fold him in. If he tries to, the angle of his forearm is going be vertical or beyond, much easier for the referee to spot. If you have trouble with an opposing THP consistently doing this to you, get the captain to have a word to the referee about it. You may not get an immediate result from it, but you will put it in the referee's mind. Just make sure that afterwards, YOU do everything legally though because I can tell you from experience that referees do pay attention to things that captains point out. [/QUOTE]
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