Law trials and changes

[Kirwan]

This is unbelievably stupid.

You cannot social distance a contact sport, tinkering like this is futile. It's either safe or it isn't.

[Kirwan]

I mean, by all means introduce hygeine measures, and isolate people with illness from the team. But can people go back to applying common sense. FFS.

[Machpants]

It could all be sorted by all the players wearing full body rubber gimp suits with full face masks.

[Snowy]

The new blues match gear.

That is probably Akira trying to protect against all of the shit that gets flung at him (and it's hard to tell how fat he is under that too).

[Stargazer]

I agree with the comments. It's a contact sport. I can think of risk-reducing options that don't involve changing the rules like this (or wearing crazy suits).

Fortunately, the trials are optional and for domestic use only.

What bothers me, also, in rule 5 is that a player can get an orange card for a "red card high tackle offence", but can't return to the field immediately if the TMO concludes that it's a penalty only.

[mariner4life]

i like a lot of those tweaks though

[voodoo]

@Stargazer are the proposed tweaks just for the Covid period? Otherwise #1 and #3 seem to really finish the scrum as a weapon?

[Stargazer]

@voodoo The way I read the quoted text, the trials are only to reduce the ristk of COVID-19 transmission. It clearly says "temporary law trials" and they're not mandatory because the "presentation and management of COVID-19 across nations" varies.

So, unless WR/participating nations like the new laws and/or want to change rugby into league, we'll hopefully don't see a permanent change to the rules.

[voodoo]

@Stargazer phew

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

i like a lot of those tweaks though

I only like the last.

I certainly don't like the idea of a team that can't scrum getting to opt out of the contest and play league.

[Kirwan]

It feels like a couple of them is someone using the pandemic as an opportunity to try controversial law changes, and they can fuck right off.

[mariner4life]

@antipodean said in Law trials and changes:

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

i like a lot of those tweaks though

I only like the last.

I certainly don't like the idea of a team that can't scrum getting to opt out of the contest and play league.

nah, fuck it. Scrums are meant to be a way to restart play. We've gone too far now, and it's become this blight on the game where it's all gamesmanship up front and trying to con the ref.

I also hate scrum after scrum on a goal line that always ends up with a prop binned. It's shit to watch.

[Machpants]

English premiership have said, thank you but no, too the rules modifications for when (if) they restart

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

@antipodean said in Law trials and changes:

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

i like a lot of those tweaks though

I only like the last.

I certainly don't like the idea of a team that can't scrum getting to opt out of the contest and play league.

nah, fuck it. Scrums are meant to be a way to restart play. We've gone too far now, and it's become this blight on the game where it's all gamesmanship up front and trying to con the ref.

restart play with a contest for possession

I also hate scrum after scrum on a goal line that always ends up with a prop binned. It's shit to watch.

Which is why people shouldn't be binned because their opponent is better. Keep a straight back and if your scrum gets rissoled, bad luck. If you want to fuck around, get binned.

[mariner4life]

@antipodean said in Law trials and changes:

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

@antipodean said in Law trials and changes:

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

i like a lot of those tweaks though

I only like the last.

I certainly don't like the idea of a team that can't scrum getting to opt out of the contest and play league.

nah, fuck it. Scrums are meant to be a way to restart play. We've gone too far now, and it's become this blight on the game where it's all gamesmanship up front and trying to con the ref.

restart play with a contest for possession

I also hate scrum after scrum on a goal line that always ends up with a prop binned. It's shit to watch.

Which is why people shouldn't be binned because their opponent is better. Keep a straight back and if your scrum gets rissoled, bad luck. If you want to fuck around, get binned.

i disagree with everything you wrote here.

[Bovidae]

I think the trial laws relating to the maul has some merit, as it's already heavily weighted in favour of the attacking team.

[taniwharugby]

[MiketheSnow]

WR please phone Dana White ffs

[voodoo]

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

@antipodean said in Law trials and changes:

@mariner4life said in Law trials and changes:

i like a lot of those tweaks though

I only like the last.

I certainly don't like the idea of a team that can't scrum getting to opt out of the contest and play league.

nah, fuck it. Scrums are meant to be a way to restart play. We've gone too far now, and it's become this blight on the game where it's all gamesmanship up front and trying to con the ref.

I also hate scrum after scrum on a goal line that always ends up with a prop binned. It's shit to watch.

I'm good with ending multiple resets. But after a single collapse, #1 looks like a free and easy option for the ref who doesn't really know whats going on in there, to simply say "collapse, no fault, free kick".

And I'm baffled by any support of removing the scrum as an attacking option when you win a penalty close in, surely that's an entrenched and quality part of the game?

[sparky]

Scrums to be outlawed in the UK below elite level:

Jul 29, 2020  /  Sport

UK sports minister says rugby union outside elite may have to scrap scrums

UK sports minister Nigel Huddleston says grassroots rugby union outside elite may have to scrap scrums among other measures on return