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Date Posted: Sun, September 02 2007, 16:37:40 GMT-10
Author: nac
Subject: Cutting the scrum

What are peoples thoughts on cutting the scrum? Is it a heinous offence punishable by lengthy demotion (as most old timers seem to think) or is it a new tool in the Refs weapons array used in getting to the right position?

All the old clichés are thrown at me when I raise this at local level:
- you don't because you need to follow the ball in case of a forward pass;
- it's lazy (my personal favourite)
- it's the wrong "application" (now that's a newie which seems to be propagated in the Refs Coaches courses sadly);
- it's a sign of a lack of fitness;
- it's poor refereeing.

Yet, amazingly, none of the supporters of the "uncircumcised" scrum (i.e. no cuts lol)can provide me with any real reason why NOT too.

1. Re forward pass. A ref already judges forward passes while being in front of the play. Cutting a scrum will allow you to be in a better position to get 10 set, watch those nasty forward passes and as well grab the 5m offside penalty should it be applicable. Running around the base, avoiding traffic and those huge slow props will not;
2. It's lazy? How?
3. Wrong application? Of what? Nothin in my rule book says anything about what path to take after a scrum.
4. Lack of fitness? Now who's grasping at straws!
5. Poor refereeing. And we wonder why we have so much prob getting referees when we have dinosaurs running the game saying this crap. Personally what we should be coaching for is the right decision in the context of the game. i.e. play advantage or blow it. Not harassing refs as to where they may run.

The only real reasoning I can see for it is the knock-on at the base of the scrum. Well, a non-early departure should sufficiently prevent that problem.

Thoughts?

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