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Former Springbok prop Gurthro Steenkamp says referees referees struggle to spot the 'treachery' and 'dark arts' used by players to destabilise the scrum.
“We see a lot more scrums being voluntarily collapsed. We brought in the brake foot to add stability to the scrum but we still see so many collapsed scrums. It’s not because there isn’t stability. Players are refusing to take the engage. Players want to try and milk the free-kick with the new laws and that’s a tough ask on the referees.Steenkamp has been casting his specialist eye over the La Rochelle pack as the scrum coach since 2021.
“Post-playing, I didn’t go back because you have to graft here to take every single opportunity and when I eventually got into the professional set-up again, I was busy. The thing that I like about France… is the lifestyle in France.
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