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<blockquote data-quote="Fushitsusha" data-source="post: 155140">Yes, they had a very bad tight 5 but illegal tactics? Obviously you see something no other analyst in the world of rugby has ever seen....[/b]</blockquote>Taking the pressure off the scrum and collapsing it. That is illegal isn&#039;t it? The only option when you have a powder puff front five. Watch a replay of the last world cup final if a you need a refresher.The refs have sussed it now. Aussie will never again beat a decent scrummaging side. Not until they change the rules of course. Best stick to 7&#039;s until then.[/b][/quote]The problem with this is whenever they actually put up a good scrum with all the fuss that is caused after the 2005 tour about the Aussie scrum it is pulled down by the opposition and Australia is penalised, it&#039;s a good tactic undoubtedly. Also, how is being weak at scrummaging in general illegal? Why would they pull down thier own scrum if they know that they would most likely be penalised, because of it being common knowledge our scrum is terrible...if our scrum was actually benefiting from what they were supposedly illegally doing then I would agree...tactics are created to benefit the side, getting constantly penalised in the scrums doesn&#039;t seem very beneficial to myself...[/b][/quote]So true.More often than not it&#039;s the opposition teams using illegal tactics against Australia because they know they can milk a penalty.Sheridan tried this a number of times the other week and was penalised for it until he opted to use his strength.&nbsp; In the last Bledisloe Cup match, Tony Woodcock repeatedly bored into the side of Shepherdson when Australia&#039;s scrum was holding up.Australia doesn&#039;t have the strongest scrum, but I don&#039;t think it has the smartest scrum at the moment either.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Fushitsusha, post: 155140"] Yes, they had a very bad tight 5 but illegal tactics? Obviously you see something no other analyst in the world of rugby has ever seen.... [/b][/quote] Taking the pressure off the scrum and collapsing it. That is illegal isn't it? The only option when you have a powder puff front five. Watch a replay of the last world cup final if a you need a refresher. The refs have sussed it now. Aussie will never again beat a decent scrummaging side. Not until they change the rules of course. Best stick to 7's until then. [/b][/quote] The problem with this is whenever they actually put up a good scrum with all the fuss that is caused after the 2005 tour about the Aussie scrum it is pulled down by the opposition and Australia is penalised, it's a good tactic undoubtedly. Also, how is being weak at scrummaging in general illegal? Why would they pull down thier own scrum if they know that they would most likely be penalised, because of it being common knowledge our scrum is terrible...if our scrum was actually benefiting from what they were supposedly illegally doing then I would agree...tactics are created to benefit the side, getting constantly penalised in the scrums doesn't seem very beneficial to myself... [/b][/quote] So true. More often than not it's the opposition teams using illegal tactics against Australia because they know they can milk a penalty. Sheridan tried this a number of times the other week and was penalised for it until he opted to use his strength. In the last Bledisloe Cup match, Tony Woodcock repeatedly bored into the side of Shepherdson when Australia's scrum was holding up. Australia doesn't have the strongest scrum, but I don't think it has the smartest scrum at the moment either. [/QUOTE]

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