scrummaging..........whats the point?
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
They are no more 'forced' than a player winning a penalty with a jackal. It is the illegality by not releasing, not the dominant player with the correct technique forcing or doing anything they shouldn't. If a team slips their bind because of the same dominance and technique, that is part of the competition for superiority.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
Then play doesnt really restart until the lineout is over?Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:53 amArguably it's not.
The scrum is a way of restarting the match, so you could argue that the match hasn't restarted until the scrum is completed.
And yes, I know you could argue the match has restarted once the ball is fed, or even before it is fed if there is an offence before the ball is put into the scrum, but then you could argue in those scenarios that the scrum didn't restart the game which is what it is meant to do?
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
Ah come on! Must be the majority of jackal penalties are 'forced'.Dave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:37 pm They are no more 'forced' than a player winning a penalty with a jackal. It is the illegality by not releasing, not the dominant player with the correct technique forcing or doing anything they shouldn't. If a team slips their bind because of the same dominance and technique, that is part of the competition for superiority.
Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
With Jedi mind tricks on the ref?BR wrote:Ah come on! Must be the majority of jackal penalties are 'forced'.Dave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:37 pm They are no more 'forced' than a player winning a penalty with a jackal. It is the illegality by not releasing, not the dominant player with the correct technique forcing or doing anything they shouldn't. If a team slips their bind because of the same dominance and technique, that is part of the competition for superiority.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
You think they actually try to take the ball?Dave wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:40 amWith Jedi mind tricks on the ref?BR wrote:Ah come on! Must be the majority of jackal penalties are 'forced'.Dave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:37 pm They are no more 'forced' than a player winning a penalty with a jackal. It is the illegality by not releasing, not the dominant player with the correct technique forcing or doing anything they shouldn't. If a team slips their bind because of the same dominance and technique, that is part of the competition for superiority.
Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
It's all a conspiracy. False flag etc imo.BR wrote:You think they actually try to take the ball?Dave wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:40 amWith Jedi mind tricks on the ref?BR wrote:Ah come on! Must be the majority of jackal penalties are 'forced'.Dave wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:37 pm They are no more 'forced' than a player winning a penalty with a jackal. It is the illegality by not releasing, not the dominant player with the correct technique forcing or doing anything they shouldn't. If a team slips their bind because of the same dominance and technique, that is part of the competition for superiority.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
and your point is?BR wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:12 amThen play doesnt really restart until the lineout is over?Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:53 amArguably it's not.
The scrum is a way of restarting the match, so you could argue that the match hasn't restarted until the scrum is completed.
And yes, I know you could argue the match has restarted once the ball is fed, or even before it is fed if there is an offence before the ball is put into the scrum, but then you could argue in those scenarios that the scrum didn't restart the game which is what it is meant to do?
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I doubt you amending it would make any difference, but good luck if you try.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
Ball is in play and comparatively contestable.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:44 pmand your point is?BR wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:12 amThen play doesnt really restart until the lineout is over?Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:53 amArguably it's not.
The scrum is a way of restarting the match, so you could argue that the match hasn't restarted until the scrum is completed.
And yes, I know you could argue the match has restarted once the ball is fed, or even before it is fed if there is an offence before the ball is put into the scrum, but then you could argue in those scenarios that the scrum didn't restart the game which is what it is meant to do?
Confused?
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
BR wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:16 amBall is in play and comparatively contestable.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:44 pmand your point is?BR wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:12 amThen play doesnt really restart until the lineout is over?Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:53 amArguably it's not.
The scrum is a way of restarting the match, so you could argue that the match hasn't restarted until the scrum is completed.
And yes, I know you could argue the match has restarted once the ball is fed, or even before it is fed if there is an offence before the ball is put into the scrum, but then you could argue in those scenarios that the scrum didn't restart the game which is what it is meant to do?
Confused?
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C'mon, get down from thon fence and tell us what you really mean by that.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
Some of you may have forgotten that the laws of rugby apply to everyone from the All Blacks down to (insert club name here) 4ths. It would be inhuman to expect guys who maybe only train a couple of nights a week to run constantly for 80 minutes around a boggy pitch. So in answer to the original question, scrums are a way of restarting the match after an infringement and also an excuse for lardies, and sometimes referrees, to get a break and get their breath back.
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Re: scrummaging..........whats the point?
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