There’s good and bad (for the Boks) in World Rugby’s latest laws initiative, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
I thought the 2023 World Cup provided entertainment of the highest order, and not just because the Springboks won it.
However, the World Cup clearly wasn’t entertaining enough for some. This week, World Rugby “outlined the next steps in the process of reimagining rugby’s entertainment factor, part of a wider mission to grow audience share over the next decade”. Of the possible law changes, closing the “Dupont Law” loophole and banning the “crocodile roll” at rucks should both get a big tick.
But playing on if a lineout throw is not straight, if the lineout was uncontested, can easily be exploited – what’s to stop a hooker throwing to his scrumhalf before the opposition has lifted a player?For me, as long as red cards are going to be given for unintended “foul play” then allowing a team to replace a red-carded player after 20 minutes makes sense.
The biggest taking point, from a Springbok perspective, is a review of how and when replacements are used.
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