With six weeks to go until the start of the Premiership season, it has been announced that some Law amendments will come into force on August 1.
The wheels of World Rugby grind exceedingly slow, and after specific international trials, we now move into a global trial, with a full year to assess the amendments’ impact before the moratorium in fiddling with the Laws comes into place, twelve months before the next RWC.
There must have been more column inches written about crooked scrum feeds than any other aspect of the game, and more fans must have huffed and puffed, and spluttered into their beer on this seemingly simple issue. I’ve never met anyone who was a supporter of feeding the ball straight into the second row, or anyone who could understand what was so damned difficult about addressing the issue – how hard could it be?
For the past couple of seasons we’ve had the total nonsense whereby if any part of the ball, even 1mm if the ref ’s eyesight was good enough to measure that, touched the centre line of the tunnel, then it was deemed to be straight. It seemed as though administrators and officials had simply given up on the problem, and it was less and less talked about – the feeling seemed to be growing that nothing would be done about it, but now it looks as though they’re having another go.
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Morris hat-trick lifts Steelmen
HOOKER Ieuan Morris came off the bench to settle matters for Ebbw Vale at Carmarthen Quins with his stunning second half hat-trick completing a 39-11 victory in Super Rygbi Cymru.
Joe keen to follow in family footsteps
JOE Ford is leading the charge to take Doncaster Knights to the promised land but says they have a long way to go before that becomes reality.
Robson keen to make it to the top with Coventry
COVENTRY ended the first five-match block of fixtures as the Championship’s only unbeaten side and full-back Charlie Robson has his sights set on promotion, and eventually playing for England.
Hancox joins the 200 club
AFTER 10 years of donning the red, black and yellow shirt for Bournemouth, skipper Grant Hancox made his 200th appearance this month after their Regional 2 South Central clash against Winchester.
Bear keen to be a big hit Down Under
FORMER Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams has flourished in making the difficult transition from rugby union to league and has plans to play in Australia’s NRL. `
To play in two World Cups was a dream
RUGBY started quite late for me.
Call time on this pantomime ploy
THIS 60-second shot clock twaddle. If we must continue to plough down this blind alley it needs to apply from the moment the referee awards the penalty. If the authorities are going to put some stick about at least do it properly and with conviction.
Coetzee's pulling his weight again
WHETHER he starts or comes off the bench, Jaco Coetzee is just happy to be contributing fully to Bath’s revival after an injury-hit start to his career in blue, black and white.
Murray's on a wing - and a prayer ...
BLAIR Murray began the week ‘in a state of shock’ at having gone from nowhere on one side of the world to the starting grid for the autumn Tests on the other.
We need to kick on after winning at last
Paul Rees talks to Ethan Grayson who heard from two rugby legends after he helped Newcastle end their 25-match losing run