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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 462406" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>I'd hate losing the hit. As a prop, the entire "stand, touch, engage, push" is a shocking idea. The crouch is what generates the power and the position to push. What he seems to want is hitting a scrum while standing virtically (how does that even work?!) and how is that not automatically disadvantaging taller player who don't have as low centre of gravity?</p><p></p><p>There does need to be several changes to the scrum, which is pretty evident. They are right about the jerseys and as a prop I'd be more than happy to wear a jersey considerably looser fitting than a skin tight jersey, it would improve my scrummaging (easier to bind on your own player and theirs) and I can walk around the field with a tad more pride. I also think that the rules need to change in terms of the calls. They've slown down way too much and the "<em>pause</em>" is redundent. If I was the change the calls it would be "<em>crouch, touch, engage</em>" or even "<em>crouch, touch, hold, engage</em>". Either way it shouldn't be more than four seconds. All it takes is one man of eight to get over zelous and your teams gets penalised for an early hit and everyone turns to the props.</p><p></p><p>I also disagree when penalties are given for when a scrum disintergrates as they mentioned. His analogy is dead on. I have no problem with a scrum continuing to drive and plow through the other scrum, but if they're not good enough to hold it, you can't punish them for it, they're not intentionally breaking any rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 462406, member: 38640"] I'd hate losing the hit. As a prop, the entire "stand, touch, engage, push" is a shocking idea. The crouch is what generates the power and the position to push. What he seems to want is hitting a scrum while standing virtically (how does that even work?!) and how is that not automatically disadvantaging taller player who don't have as low centre of gravity? There does need to be several changes to the scrum, which is pretty evident. They are right about the jerseys and as a prop I'd be more than happy to wear a jersey considerably looser fitting than a skin tight jersey, it would improve my scrummaging (easier to bind on your own player and theirs) and I can walk around the field with a tad more pride. I also think that the rules need to change in terms of the calls. They've slown down way too much and the "[I]pause[/I]" is redundent. If I was the change the calls it would be "[I]crouch, touch, engage[/I]" or even "[I]crouch, touch, hold, engage[/I]". Either way it shouldn't be more than four seconds. All it takes is one man of eight to get over zelous and your teams gets penalised for an early hit and everyone turns to the props. I also disagree when penalties are given for when a scrum disintergrates as they mentioned. His analogy is dead on. I have no problem with a scrum continuing to drive and plow through the other scrum, but if they're not good enough to hold it, you can't punish them for it, they're not intentionally breaking any rules. [/QUOTE]
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