NICK READ HIS EXPERT THE Not-Straight scourge is spreading. Having already devalued the scrum as a contest by allowing scrum-halves to feed the ball into their own second row, this World Cup has seen the line-out nobbled in a similar way by referees and assistant referees simply ignoring the law book.
Last week’s World Cup matches reflected the nocontest trend with Ireland winning all 16 of their throws against Samoa, who won nine of theirs to one lost. South Africa won all eight of theirs and stole three off Canada who won 12, New Zealand won all six of theirs and also won three from...