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Quote:bulmer22
I've been racking what's left of my brain to come up with a solution to scrums. Sadly there is no quick fix. So how about stopping the clock when a scrum is awarded by the ref and not start it again until the scrum is completed. Refs can get back to sorting the crooked feed, it only needs a directive from the Gods above. Time then wasted on scrums will not count, and the fans will see more rugby in open play. Likewise the lineout, which seems to be taking longer and longer, as teams have a little huddle to decide what they are going to do. This will mean longer matches, but with so many replacements happening that doesn't matter. At least you will get value for money as a spectator. Perhaps one day the front rows will stop trying to con the ref to win a penalty, and for the sake of the game not collapse scrums. Just push straight, let the hookers have a fair contest, and get on with the game. We all want that I think.