IRB announces change to scrummaging law

November 17, 2006

IRB press release:

NEW SCRUMMAGING INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED

November 17, 2006
Dublin, IRE

The IRB Council has approved a change to the Law that governs the scrum. This follows a review of the scrum by the IRB Rugby Committee and its Law Project Group following recommendations made by the IRB’s Medical Committee. The Law change will see the implementation of a four stage “crouch, touch, pause, engage” sequence for the initial scrum engagement at all levels of the Game from January 1, 2007. [...]

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