Never Seen This Before!

[Angelic Upstart]

When FC went down to 12 men, obviously at the scrum they only put 5 in but never seen packing down with one second row and a loose forward. I know it didn't matter but is it legal or can you choose which position to leave out?

Edited February 20 by Angelic Upstart

[graveyard johnny]

goes to show how pointless scrums are in RL  and need replacing with an alternative

[dboy]

No, should have been pulled up for that.

Can do without a LF, but not a 2nd rower instead.

 

[sam4731]

31 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

goes to show how pointless scrums are in RL  and need replacing with an alternative

I was completely on board with thus before lockdown, then lock down happened and I completely changed my mind. Yes, be less strict about packing it but creating space on the field is a crucial advantage of winning a scrum.

[iffleyox]

58 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

goes to show how pointless scrums are in RL  and need replacing with an alternative

been a while since someone has said this, so I might as well say it (because I believe it, which helps):

or they could just, you know, contest the scrums properly... it's about the only change I'd make to the whole sport, just enforce all the rules as written...

 

[ducks]

Edited February 20 by iffleyox

[Gomersall]

https://www.rugby-league.com/governance/rules-and-regulations/laws-of-the-game
 

Depleted pack 3. The 3-2-1 formation is compulsory if six forwards pack down. If injuries deplete the team, the back three forwards may be withdrawn to give 3-2-0, 3-1-0 or 3-0-0 formations (subject to there being no more than seven backs – see para 3 above). There should always be at least three forwards packing down.

Edited February 20 by Gomersall

[Griff]

1 hour ago, dboy said:

No, should have been pulled up for that.

Can do without a LF, but not a 2nd rower instead.

 

Agree.  Acceptable scrum formations are 3-2-1 (obviously), 3-2-0, 3-1-0 and 3-0-0.

[LeeF]

4 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

https://www.rugby-league.com/governance/rules-and-regulations/laws-of-the-game
I’m not sure if this covers a team depleted by players being sent from the field. I was always under the impression that there has to be seven backs at a scrum for some reason.

Depleted pack 3. The 3-2-1 formation is compulsory if six forwards pack down. If injuries deplete the team, the back three forwards may be withdrawn to give 3-2-0, 3-1-0 or 3-0-0 formations (subject to there being no more than seven backs – see para 3 above). There should always be at least three forwards packing down.

It’s a maximum of 7 outside the scrum but Hull could have retained 6 in the scrum and it’s the same whether numbers are reduced by injury or foul play

[LeeF]

2 hours ago, Angelic Upstart said:

When FC went down to 12 men, obviously at the scrum they only put 5 in but never seen packing down with one second row and a loose forward. I know it didn't matter but is it legal or can you choose which position to leave out?

The reason you’ve never seen it before is because it shouldn’t happen 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, iffleyox said:

been a while since someone has said this, so I might as well say it (because I believe it, which helps):

or they could just, you know, contest the scrums properly... it's about the only change I'd make to the whole sport, just enforce all the rules as written...

 

[ducks]

I'm with you.

There was a thread on here a week or so ago asking what you would do in Rugby League if you won big on the Euromillions.

I have decided, I would sponsor a Rugby League tournament with all the laws applied to see what it would look like.

[Damien]

2 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

I'm with you.

There was a thread on here a week or so ago asking what you would do in Rugby League if you won big on the Euromillions.

I have decided, I would sponsor a Rugby League tournament with all the laws applied to see what it would look like.

Which ones though? SL, NRL or international? 

[Dunbar]

14 minutes ago, Damien said:

Which ones though? SL, NRL or international? 

All of them - I have just won the Euromillions!

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, Dunbar said:

All of them - I have just won the Euromillions!

I won the euromillions last week … £2-50