Along the lines of a discussion we are having in another thread......
http://www.rugbyrefs.com/showthread.php?17929-LINEOUT-to-MAUL-%96-DEFENCE
Changes
in blue
1. Change Law 10.4 (p) to remove the "Flying Wedge" and replace it with "Pre Binding"
[LAWS]Law 10.4 (p)
Pre-Binding and Cavalry Charge.
Pre-Binding
In open play, team-mates of the ball carrier must not bind onto him unless he is first grasped by one or more opponents.
Sanction: Penalty kick at the place of the original infringement.
Cavalry Charge
A team must not use the ‘Cavalry Charge’.
‘Cavalry Charge’. The type of attack known as as a ‘Cavalry Charge’ usually happens near
the goal line, when the attacking team is awarded a penalty kick or free kick. Either a single
player stands some distance behind the kicker, or attacking players form a line across the
field some distance behind the kicker.
These attacking players are usually a metre or two apart. At a signal from the kicker, they
charge forward. When they get near, the kicker tap-kicks the ball and passes to a player
who had started some distance behind the kicker.
Sanction: Penalty kick at the place of infringement[/LAWS]
2. Change Law 17.1 to make it clear that a maul cannot form without a tackle attempt first
[LAWS]17.1 FORMING A MAUL
(a) Where can a maul take place. A maul can only take place in the field of play.
(b) How a maul is formed. A maul can only form if the ball carrier is first grasped by one or more opponents.[/LAWS]
3. Change Law 19.10 to comply with the new 17.1 (b)
[LAWS]Law 19.10 (k) Defending at a lineout. A player who jumps and gains possession of the ball in the lineout
may be tackled immediately upon returning to the ground.
A player who gains possession of the ball in a lineout without jumping may be tackled
immediately.
In both cases, these actions must
take place or be commenced before a maul
can form.
Sanction: Penalty kick on the 15-metre line[/LAWS]
