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Proposal
Replace both sections with the following section: A maul must start moving forward within 5 seconds it was started. If it does not do that and if the referee can see the ball, a reasonable time is allowed for the ball to emerge but the maul is ended. If it does not emerge within a reasonable time, a scrum is ordered.
Justification
Avoid the ball out of vision for a long time. The image of a ball carrier player behind the other five or six players is certainly negative for a contact sport as it clearly impedes the contest.
Replace both sections with the following section: A maul must start moving forward within 5 seconds it was started. If it does not do that and if the referee can see the ball, a reasonable time is allowed for the ball to emerge but the maul is ended. If it does not emerge within a reasonable time, a scrum is ordered.
Justification
Avoid the ball out of vision for a long time. The image of a ball carrier player behind the other five or six players is certainly negative for a contact sport as it clearly impedes the contest.