SCRUM OPTION REMOVAL AT A FREE KICK (FK)
Rationale: Speeding up restarts after technical offences. Currently many scrums result in long periods of dead time with resets, leading to more FKs, penalties and then kicks to touch. ‘Shape of Game’ recommendation was to remove the scrum from a FK option. It remains an option for penalty offences.
LAW
Law 20: Options at a penalty or free-kick
Law 20.3 A team awarded a penalty or a free kick may instead choose a scrum.
Law 20.4
i. A team awarded a penalty or free-kick at a lineout may instead choose a lineout or a scrum at the same mark.
ii. A team awarded a free-kick at a lineout may instead choose a lineout at the same mark.
Consequential change: Mark law
17.6 If the player is injured in the act of claiming a Mark, and is unable to take the free-kick within one minute, a team mate may take the FK.
QUESTION
What is our philosophy if we have cheating from the weaker scrum?
ANSWER
We trust the referees to manage/sanction these situations strongly
REMINDER: QUICK TAPS
Following the global law change the prediction is - we will see more quick taps at scrum
All quick taps must be played behind the scrum (around no8 position)
Players not 10m must retreat
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