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[2018 Super Rugby] Round 11: Bulls vs. Highlanders (28/04/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 901381" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Interesting point! </p><p>I don't mind a yellow for a professional foul, but i think Jabby was reffering for something else. </p><p></p><p>If you put me to play against a professional player, just to make the difference in skill/size/speed/strength just ridiculous, chances are i wont be able to tackle him, get past him, but there is a way for me to try, given my size/strength/speed/skill, to do so without breaking the rules and being penalized. I can try to get the ball in the line out (and fail) without being penalized. I can try tackling him without being penalized. I can try rucking against him, etc. </p><p></p><p>Scrum are the exception. If the difference in (lets call it) strength is big enough, even if the weaker prop does everything perfect from a technical point of view, he will get penalized and (chances are) YCed. </p><p></p><p>I have mixed feeling about this. I was thinking of a similar situation in other (comparable) sports and couldn't think of any. </p><p>The question becomes, should a weaker player have the possibility to scrum in a way where he could lose the scrum, possession or even points but not be penalized? If so, how? </p><p> </p><p></p><p>PS: just to be 100% clear, we are talking about how we think the rules should be, not how the rules are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 901381, member: 55747"] Interesting point! I don't mind a yellow for a professional foul, but i think Jabby was reffering for something else. If you put me to play against a professional player, just to make the difference in skill/size/speed/strength just ridiculous, chances are i wont be able to tackle him, get past him, but there is a way for me to try, given my size/strength/speed/skill, to do so without breaking the rules and being penalized. I can try to get the ball in the line out (and fail) without being penalized. I can try tackling him without being penalized. I can try rucking against him, etc. Scrum are the exception. If the difference in (lets call it) strength is big enough, even if the weaker prop does everything perfect from a technical point of view, he will get penalized and (chances are) YCed. I have mixed feeling about this. I was thinking of a similar situation in other (comparable) sports and couldn't think of any. The question becomes, should a weaker player have the possibility to scrum in a way where he could lose the scrum, possession or even points but not be penalized? If so, how? PS: just to be 100% clear, we are talking about how we think the rules should be, not how the rules are. [/QUOTE]
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