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Just heard a suggestion for a change to the knock on rule.
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<blockquote data-quote="Reiser99" data-source="post: 1055844" data-attributes="member: 72977"><p>I would definitely agree that scrums are the issue. I'm all for if the scrum doesn't move almost immediately then the highest sanction against a team can be a free kick. This would stop majority of scrums where the ball is just left in there to try and milk a penalty. It would also limit how much impact a dominant scrum can have over a weaker one. If you just have to have parity for the start and it is a fair contest, then you can't give away more than a free kick. This would also likely mean less cynical scrums where players try to pull it down, especially when one side is weaker as they know if they compete properly then they can't give away a penalty.</p><p></p><p>I think penalties for offending team after a knock is harsh as while some knocks on are obvious, others are a lot less so and you don't want to risk the opposition getting the ball and counter attacking while you're busy trying to work out if you'll give away a penalty or not. You already have enough penalties from offsides after a knock on, this would be too extreme. I might be behind the idea of quick taps and 10 metres for cynical play, but might be hard to police what is cynical and what is genuinely a player not sure what has happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reiser99, post: 1055844, member: 72977"] I would definitely agree that scrums are the issue. I'm all for if the scrum doesn't move almost immediately then the highest sanction against a team can be a free kick. This would stop majority of scrums where the ball is just left in there to try and milk a penalty. It would also limit how much impact a dominant scrum can have over a weaker one. If you just have to have parity for the start and it is a fair contest, then you can't give away more than a free kick. This would also likely mean less cynical scrums where players try to pull it down, especially when one side is weaker as they know if they compete properly then they can't give away a penalty. I think penalties for offending team after a knock is harsh as while some knocks on are obvious, others are a lot less so and you don't want to risk the opposition getting the ball and counter attacking while you're busy trying to work out if you'll give away a penalty or not. You already have enough penalties from offsides after a knock on, this would be too extreme. I might be behind the idea of quick taps and 10 metres for cynical play, but might be hard to police what is cynical and what is genuinely a player not sure what has happened. [/QUOTE]
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Just heard a suggestion for a change to the knock on rule.
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