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I have a few beefs, but this is one... not just the caterpillar, but attitudes toward attack and refereeing the laws too.

Those rucks are an abomination to the game

Ref should have called use it when the first person joined. I would have made sure of a quick count as well.

I'd love to nitpick the ruck being over with those lads on the ground. See the panic on the SH's face.

Really, just ban rolling it back with a foot. In normal rucks they don't need a boot to 'dig' it out anymore. Advantage-happy refs are pinging defenders if they even fall on the 'wrong' side or lay there a second 'too long'.

Change the laws. As soon as the 9 touches the ball with hand or foot, you can’t join a ruck. No more caterpillars from attacking side or Exocet defenders either.

Niegs wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:33 am I have a few beefs, but this is one... not just the caterpillar, but attitudes toward attack and refereeing the laws too.

Varney and Youngs were painful in the 1st half with this. Ref to be fair was relentless in telling the 9s to speed it up.

Enzedder wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:41 am Ref should have called use it when the first person joined. I would have made sure of a quick count as well.

Don't see any of them in junior leagues because as soon as we see one start to form, we call use it.
They have 5 seconds to comply.

Uncle fester wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:51 am

Enzedder wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:41 am Ref should have called use it when the first person joined. I would have made sure of a quick count as well.

Don't see any of them in junior leagues because as soon as we see one start to form, we call use it.
They have 5 seconds to comply.

Sandstorm wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:20 am Change the laws. As soon as the 9 touches the ball with hand or foot, you can’t join a ruck. No more caterpillars from attacking side or Exocet defenders either.

I'd like to see shoulders above hips, no binding onto the tackled player. Make rucks contestable again... by pushing, no hands either.

Enzedder wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:41 am Ref should have called use it when the first person joined. I would have made sure of a quick count as well.

Or penalty for knee on the ground. No doubt a Northern hemisphere tactic, I blame the Irish for it

Jethro wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:49 pm

Enzedder wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:41 am Ref should have called use it when the first person joined. I would have made sure of a quick count as well.

Or penalty for knee on the ground. No doubt a Northern hemisphere tactic, I blame the Irish for it

Like most of these "innovations", this tactic originated in SA (while they were still in SANZAR before you get smart).