Why is the game dying in Australia, watch and it doesn’t take long to see why. 3 minutes to feed a scrum, penalty for a fend with the forearm to the chest. Even Dragons footie is better and that’s saying something.
Sorry mate.
You had me until the last comment.
Unfortunately, we don't have the 'real' scrums that they do. How l miss a good scrum and a straight feed to the hookers instead of a blatant third row feed to the fullback!
The ref should feed the ball in? Because we need something extra to abuse them about? I can see the headline now "Dragons lose after second row feed by Matt Cecchin!" Yep, that'll work...I actually agree re the scums but you can’t take 3 minutes to do it, the solution in league is the ref should feed the ball in.
Im happy to have the scrums as they are, maybe they could be tweaked a bit but all the rules in league have been refined over time to get rid of things are frustrating and time wasting and enhance the things people want to see. 13 men, no lineouts, 2 point penlties, 1 point drop goals, basic scrums. League is a very refined and evolved game compared to Union and i just wish the rest of the world could see it.The ref should feed the ball in? Because we need something extra to abuse them about? I can see the headline now "Dragons lose after second row feed by Matt Cecchin!" Yep, that'll work...
And the best rugby players in Australia play league, not union.Im happy to have the scrums as they are, maybe they could be tweaked a bit but all the rules in league have been refined over time to get rid of things are frustrating and time wasting and enhance the things people want to see. 13 men, no lineouts, 2 point penlties, 1 point drop goals, basic scrums. League is a very refined and evolved game compared to Union and i just wish the rest of the world could see it.
Only thing about our scrums are that theoretically they are meant to be an attacking platform for backs vs backs for one play, even though they very seldom do anything with them.And the best rugby players in Australia play league, not union.
Could do away with scrums altogether though. It's one of the few things Union can cling to, that they have "proper" scrums, but in reality they're the most boring part of a shit game.