I suppose one argument is that the precise moment when the flanker unbinds is also the precise moment when the ball is no longer in the scrum. However for me the requirement is that the ball should be out before the flanker unbinds.
Determining the HMF is tricky, and I don't see any simple solution. What if the paclk is one short with no #8? Are all 4 second row players contenders? The pragmatic answer is to use common sense rather than a micrometer. That says a flanker is (in most cases) clearly NOT the HMF.
Determining the HMF is tricky, and I don't see any simple solution. What if the paclk is one short with no #8? Are all 4 second row players contenders? The pragmatic answer is to use common sense rather than a micrometer. That says a flanker is (in most cases) clearly NOT the HMF.