Paul Rees wonders whether some of World Rugby's law tweaks will mean the end of the scrum as we know it
A BANE or a boon? The scrum is one of rugby union’s defining features, but is it slowly but surely being sacrificed on the altar of commercialism?
The cursed resets on the field in most of the professional era have led to resets of the law, the latest of which is a proposal that has divided opinion.
Earlier this month, World Rugby announced a number of law tweaks that it will be testing out. They include removing the option of another scrum if a team is awarded a free-kick at the set-piec...
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