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New Stellenbosch Laws - Good or Bad?
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<blockquote data-quote="esoj" data-source="post: 129028"><p>scrum rule is just crap. it means a bad scrum can now survive a lot easier knowing the opposition has further to go to get to them and that the flankers are basically out of the picture altogether. the scrum is a highly contested area and it should remain so and you should be punished with a bad scrum not rewarded for it.</p><p></p><p>the maul rule is just stupid much like the crouch touch pause rule in the scrums at the moment</p><p></p><p>the penalites becoming free kicks will be very interesting and has to be done very carefully. often teams give away a penalty instead of the try taking away the penalty in some situations will make the game worse not better. </p><p></p><p>kicking rule I don't like really. tactical kicking is a vital part of the game and I think a team deserves to be able to relieve pressure by having the choice to pass back into the 22 to kick it out on the full. I think this could also potentially be bad for the game causing kicking duels because both teams are too scared to kick the ball in case it goes out on the full. </p><p></p><p>a good kick from inside the 22 should be rewarded for the defending team just like a bad one rewards the attacking team. I think this rule changes this too much and gives the defensive team very little option except to play areail ping pong which is the very reason this rule was brought in to try and stop. </p><p></p><p>so I guess overall I don't like most of these new laws as they change the game to much and could defintely change the game for the worse instead of improving it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esoj, post: 129028"] scrum rule is just crap. it means a bad scrum can now survive a lot easier knowing the opposition has further to go to get to them and that the flankers are basically out of the picture altogether. the scrum is a highly contested area and it should remain so and you should be punished with a bad scrum not rewarded for it. the maul rule is just stupid much like the crouch touch pause rule in the scrums at the moment the penalites becoming free kicks will be very interesting and has to be done very carefully. often teams give away a penalty instead of the try taking away the penalty in some situations will make the game worse not better. kicking rule I don't like really. tactical kicking is a vital part of the game and I think a team deserves to be able to relieve pressure by having the choice to pass back into the 22 to kick it out on the full. I think this could also potentially be bad for the game causing kicking duels because both teams are too scared to kick the ball in case it goes out on the full. a good kick from inside the 22 should be rewarded for the defending team just like a bad one rewards the attacking team. I think this rule changes this too much and gives the defensive team very little option except to play areail ping pong which is the very reason this rule was brought in to try and stop. so I guess overall I don't like most of these new laws as they change the game to much and could defintely change the game for the worse instead of improving it [/QUOTE]
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