Seems perfectly clear to me.
The exception is to avoid uncontested scrums where possible.
no it's not!
Seems perfectly clear to me.
The exception is to avoid uncontested scrums where possible.
no it's not!
But the whole thing is an unnecessary complication / reinterpretation of the law variation. The law (as I read it as opposed to how some others read it) already allows a replacement to be brought on to replace the binned player, so that scrums can remain both contested (providing there is a replacement STE for front 5) and as complete as possible.er, yes it is.
It is strictly for when a FR goes off and they want to bring on a replacement to remain contested.
If its a none FR who goes off the exception isn't required.
If they don't have a replacement FR the exception isn't required, but they will be uncontested.
Yes it would be confusing.
I can imagine the coach would tell one of the flankers to drop out into the line
and they'd go down to bind 3-3-1 and then you'd tell them, no - you can't have a #8 you have to bind 3-4-0
so the #8 would drop out and beckon the #6 to come back
and the coach would shout - no, no, you idiots, get back - #6 to drop out #8 get back in there
and #8 would say 'but we're not allowed a #8'
and the cach would say 'get back in there'
and you'd say 'look, #8 it's OK, no, you can have whoever you like, but you can't bind as a #8' ..
and he'd look at you as if you were speaking greek..
and your assessor would be thinking bloody hell what a mess, just get on with it...
er, yes it is.
It is strictly for when a FR goes off and they want to bring on a replacement to remain contested.
If its a none FR who goes off the exception isn't required.
If they don't have a replacement FR the exception isn't required, but they will be uncontested.
At a Rugby Europe Event (U18 European tournament) with WR ref manager,
The only time there might be a choice was if a FR was binned, and at the scrum, the replacement (to bring on a prop) was made. Take off a back, and play 8 in scrum, or take off a forward and play 7.
It isn't that difficult. You play 7 in the scrum if there are not 8 forwards on the field.
If a FR is carded, at the first scrum, you let them make the REQUIRED IN LAW change, to take of any player, and bring on a STE FR. Then you see how many forwards are on the park. And if the team choose to make 8 forwards by taking off a back, then you have 8 forwards on the field, and play 8 in the scrum. If they choose to remain at 7 forwards, you play 7 in the scrum. You do not allow a back to come up and play in the scrum.
This means a team does have the option to play 1 man short in the backs, or in the forwards, but they have this at every carding of a FR.
Basically - get to contested scrums. Then work out (Based on what has happened) how many forwards are on the field.
And the reason the team will very rarely take it to 8 forwards - you lose a back for the entire duration of the card, rather than just being 1 man down for 1 phase of play that won't happen much.
In essence, 99.9% of the time, if you card a forward, the result is 7 in the scrum.
At a Rugby Europe Event (U18 European tournament) with WR ref manager, the message was clear:
Forward goes off, you play with 7 in the scrum. (and in 3,4,0 formation)
Back goes off, you play with 8 in the scrum.
No options, no choices.