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Expert report: De-power the scrum hit
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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 532757" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>I've been going on about this for quite a while. I am not a prop, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that having the weight of 16 very big men crashing together onto the shoulders of just 6 of those is not a good thing. Think about it in terms of a punch to the face, you can do quite a lot of damage even from a short swing (even just a couple of inches), but there would be less damage it your fist has to be touching the persons face before making the movement.</p><p></p><p>I also maintain that binding issues would be solved by having the two packs coming together before any pushing occurs. Even with tight shirts, the props have a couple of seconds to find a proper bind instead of the split second they currently have. It would also allow a second or so for the ref and assistants to properly check the binding of all four props, instead of having to do so at the same time as the scrum half feeding the ball. Props binding incorrectly should then be more likely to be punished correctly.</p><p></p><p>Finally, because the ref has had this chance to check the binding before hand, he can keep a closer eye on the feed, and penalizing for incorrect feeds. </p><p></p><p>With no hit, emphasis is put back onto the better scrummagers. At the moment some weak props can survive by making sure they get a head start in the 'hit' process. They can also take the scrum down with improper binding etc. and because the ref has so much to look at at the same time, he sometimes get's away with it. Actual scrummaging technique, as well as raw power will be rewarded.</p><p></p><p>I don't understand why they needed three years of investigations to understand this, but I'm glad they did so because maybe now somethign will change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 532757, member: 13739"] I've been going on about this for quite a while. I am not a prop, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that having the weight of 16 very big men crashing together onto the shoulders of just 6 of those is not a good thing. Think about it in terms of a punch to the face, you can do quite a lot of damage even from a short swing (even just a couple of inches), but there would be less damage it your fist has to be touching the persons face before making the movement. I also maintain that binding issues would be solved by having the two packs coming together before any pushing occurs. Even with tight shirts, the props have a couple of seconds to find a proper bind instead of the split second they currently have. It would also allow a second or so for the ref and assistants to properly check the binding of all four props, instead of having to do so at the same time as the scrum half feeding the ball. Props binding incorrectly should then be more likely to be punished correctly. Finally, because the ref has had this chance to check the binding before hand, he can keep a closer eye on the feed, and penalizing for incorrect feeds. With no hit, emphasis is put back onto the better scrummagers. At the moment some weak props can survive by making sure they get a head start in the 'hit' process. They can also take the scrum down with improper binding etc. and because the ref has so much to look at at the same time, he sometimes get's away with it. Actual scrummaging technique, as well as raw power will be rewarded. I don't understand why they needed three years of investigations to understand this, but I'm glad they did so because maybe now somethign will change. [/QUOTE]
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