Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby

Last month, World Rugby launched a new version of the game. Called T1 Rugby, it is designed for seven players in each team and while it contains traditional elements like scrums, lineouts and breakdowns, it is strictly non-contact with defenders touching a ball-carrier rather than tackling them.
The aim behind it, in World Rugby’s words, is to supercharge participation and engagement by making the sport more relevant and accessible to the young.
The set-pieces are uncontested, with the scru...