Crucial
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Given that all teams will try and push the offside line with line speed such an important part of defensive systems nowadays and the difficulties for the referee to watch the lineout and both teams 10 meters back (especially after the ball has been thrown but the lineout isn't over) are there any really good reasons why the AR still needs to stand at the place of touch?
Surely once the lineout has been set up the AR could move 10 metres and control one offside line while the other AR does the other line?
Maybe just an old way of doing things that could be changed now the sideline official is more than a TJ and could be better used?
Surely once the lineout has been set up the AR could move 10 metres and control one offside line while the other AR does the other line?
Maybe just an old way of doing things that could be changed now the sideline official is more than a TJ and could be better used?