Emma Jonson Which side do you feed a rugby scrum?
Putting in the ball The other team gets the advantage of restarting the game by putting the ball in to the space between the opposing sets of forwards. The scrumhalf is always the player who puts the ball into the scrum, always at the lefthand side of the team putting in the ball. It`s called “feeding” the scrum.
What is a collapsing scrum?
In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. Teams can be penalised for intentionally causing the scrum to collapse, and for not putting the ball into the scrum correctly.
Which side of the scrum does the scrum-half stand?
The scrum-half is the player who gets things going in the scrum. It is their job to feed the ball into the scrum for the hooker to strike back to the number eight. The scrum-half can roll the ball in from either the left-hand side or the right-hand side of the scrum.
What are scrum rules?
Basic Scrum Rules
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How many players from each side can take part in a scrum?
Not every player can join a scrum. Only eight players from each team can take part. They are almost always the eight forwards in the side. The scrum is formed at the place where the infringement happened.
Why are scrum put is not straight?
The scrum-half must put the ball in straight to the scrum, but they are allowed to align their shoulder to the middle line of the scrum. So the ball has to be put in straight, but rather than being put in down the middle of the tunnel it is put in slightly towards the scrum-half’s own team.
Why are crooked feeds not penalised in rugby?
In particular, around the fact that crooked feeds – i.e. the ball not being rolled in straight down the middle of the tunnel of the scrum by the scrum-half but angled towards their own team – have not been penalised by referees at elite level. Rugby World magazine’s letters inbox receives more emails about this topic than anything else!
Which is the correct way to put in a scrum?
The put-in The scrum-half must put the ball in straight to the scrum, but they are allowed to align their shoulder to the middle line of the scrum. This means they are putting the ball in a shoulder’s width towards their own team’s side of the scrum.
Why do you have to strike the ball in the scrum?
The aim is to promote a fair contest for possession while also giving an advantage to the team putting the ball into the scrum. In most cases the opposition will have infringed for that team to be awarded the put-in. A front-row player must strike the ball once it is put into the tunnel.
Is the scrum put in law in rugby?
So it’s little surprise that World Rugby introduced a law amendment surrounding the scrum put-in for the 2017-18 season.