it was done the natural way - exactly as a flanker currently binds to the lock, pushing on the prop, in the old days bound to the #8, pushing on a lock
He could, easily enough bind through the lock's legs and grab the waistband (as a lock does to the prop) -- but that's not binding to the body either.
The old Laws were ambiguous - they said that flankers must bind to a lock's body, but they ALSO said flankers could be in the third row, which wasn't really consistent with that. Perhaps the 2018 Laws decided to remove that ambiguity
It's another interesting one - I'll add it to my annoying table of differences
He could, easily enough bind through the lock's legs and grab the waistband (as a lock does to the prop) -- but that's not binding to the body either.
The old Laws were ambiguous - they said that flankers must bind to a lock's body, but they ALSO said flankers could be in the third row, which wasn't really consistent with that. Perhaps the 2018 Laws decided to remove that ambiguity
It's another interesting one - I'll add it to my annoying table of differences