Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
as someone who has played prop for 30 years, I have sympathy with anyone trying to ref the scrum.
But being outgunned by your opposition prop really is an uncomfortable situation and you have very few options to correct it. Prop is the only position where you will come face to face for a physical confrontation which tests just one aspect of a multi faceted sport. If you are unable to complete due to a massive power differential then it seems somewhat unfair to be giving away penalties when there really is no other alternative.
If your winger is bigger than you, they may get the better of you a few times but other team members can help you out, and you may be faster, or a better catcher. But you won’t be giving away penalties every time.
I don’t want to see the scrums removed from the game, but it just seems like too much advantage placed on gaining scrum penalties. Coupled with the protected driving maul means it just gives an unbalanced benefit to winning a scrum penalty on half way, kick to 10m out,then maul over the line.
But being outgunned by your opposition prop really is an uncomfortable situation and you have very few options to correct it. Prop is the only position where you will come face to face for a physical confrontation which tests just one aspect of a multi faceted sport. If you are unable to complete due to a massive power differential then it seems somewhat unfair to be giving away penalties when there really is no other alternative.
If your winger is bigger than you, they may get the better of you a few times but other team members can help you out, and you may be faster, or a better catcher. But you won’t be giving away penalties every time.
I don’t want to see the scrums removed from the game, but it just seems like too much advantage placed on gaining scrum penalties. Coupled with the protected driving maul means it just gives an unbalanced benefit to winning a scrum penalty on half way, kick to 10m out,then maul over the line.
