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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 835370" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Some other purposes of the scrum are</p><p></p><p>► To tie up half the players in one area of the field so that there is more space elsewhere. Its one of the reasons why teams take a scrum option rather than a tap kick when they are awarded a free kick. If there were no scrums, just free kicks whenever there was a forward pass or knock on, attacking play becomes easier to nullify because the defences just spread out along the offside line to minimise gaps.</p><p></p><p>► To tire out opponents. A dominant scrum can and does fatigue the opposing scrum players both mentally and physically . Physically fatigued players are more likely to make mistakes such as missed tackles, dropped passes and poor positioning. Mentally fatigued players are more likely to make poor decisions both on attack and defence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 835370, member: 20605"] Some other purposes of the scrum are ► To tie up half the players in one area of the field so that there is more space elsewhere. Its one of the reasons why teams take a scrum option rather than a tap kick when they are awarded a free kick. If there were no scrums, just free kicks whenever there was a forward pass or knock on, attacking play becomes easier to nullify because the defences just spread out along the offside line to minimise gaps. ► To tire out opponents. A dominant scrum can and does fatigue the opposing scrum players both mentally and physically . Physically fatigued players are more likely to make mistakes such as missed tackles, dropped passes and poor positioning. Mentally fatigued players are more likely to make poor decisions both on attack and defence. [/QUOTE]
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