timmad
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Watching the restart of Premiership rugby it looks as though teams have found a way of introducing double-banking at line-outs which allows them to set up driving mauls more effectively.
The usual barn dance of dummy jumpers, switching position, etc. takes place before the ball is thrown. But, with referees being advised to require the dancers to move to the outside of the line and to deter players from moving into the gap, this appears to allow players to hover rather rejoin a single line. The pack forms two banks ideal for setting up the maul.
Is this legal?
The usual barn dance of dummy jumpers, switching position, etc. takes place before the ball is thrown. But, with referees being advised to require the dancers to move to the outside of the line and to deter players from moving into the gap, this appears to allow players to hover rather rejoin a single line. The pack forms two banks ideal for setting up the maul.
Is this legal?