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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2024 Six Nations] France vs Ireland - 02/02/24
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<blockquote data-quote="OwenPB" data-source="post: 1174039" data-attributes="member: 81366"><p>Ok, this, and more this (and lots of other things). Last year (or a couple of years back,? Getting old, memory's gone!) there was that last minute incident in NZ Vs Aus in the Championship where the ref said "Use it" and gave NZ a 5m scrum when the Aussie player faffed about for 10 seconds before doing anything and the resulting try decided the entire tournament. No reason why that shouldn't be applied everywhere. Give the refs a set time and instruction to call "use it" once the ball is clearly available or once the line is set for a line-out (Ireland are so slow setting up at lineouts!!). You'll ruin a couple of games until players realise that it's serious and then they'll just integrate it.</p><p></p><p>Balance with a minute's time off after every score or something neutral so that it's not 80 minutes of constant play.</p><p></p><p>Also, straight thrown-ins from the line-out and the scrum, when did that stop being a requirement? </p><p></p><p>And, pet peeve, but not related to time-wasting: bring back 5m scrums to the attacking team when the ball is held up over the try line. Giving the defending team a free kick to touch is just rubbing salt in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OwenPB, post: 1174039, member: 81366"] Ok, this, and more this (and lots of other things). Last year (or a couple of years back,? Getting old, memory's gone!) there was that last minute incident in NZ Vs Aus in the Championship where the ref said "Use it" and gave NZ a 5m scrum when the Aussie player faffed about for 10 seconds before doing anything and the resulting try decided the entire tournament. No reason why that shouldn't be applied everywhere. Give the refs a set time and instruction to call "use it" once the ball is clearly available or once the line is set for a line-out (Ireland are so slow setting up at lineouts!!). You'll ruin a couple of games until players realise that it's serious and then they'll just integrate it. Balance with a minute's time off after every score or something neutral so that it's not 80 minutes of constant play. Also, straight thrown-ins from the line-out and the scrum, when did that stop being a requirement? And, pet peeve, but not related to time-wasting: bring back 5m scrums to the attacking team when the ball is held up over the try line. Giving the defending team a free kick to touch is just rubbing salt in it. [/QUOTE]
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