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. All scrums must take place at least five metres from the touch or trylines.
However the scrum is one of the hardest areas of the game to referee because of the many infringements, particularly in the front row. Props must use the whole arm from hand to shoulder to grasp their opponent's body at or below the level of the armpit. They must grasp their opposite number's shirt from the side or the back.
They cannot go underneath and grab the collar or the sleeve of the upper arm. Props often look for a late bind when they engage. By maneuvering their arm they can manipulate their opponent's body position, giving them a significant advantage in the push. However referees are stringent on this move because of safety reasons. Twisting, dipping or collapsing a scrum will result in a penalty against the offending team.
This limits the movement of the opposition hooker. Sometimes you may see a tight-head prop's body pop out of a scrum while it is still taking place.
This is because their opposing loose-head prop has used a subtle shift of body position and pushed into the tight-head prop's chest. Scrums involve eight players from each team, who bind together and shove against one another. The shape of the scrum involves three rows; the front row, the second row, and the back row.
The front row consists of two props and a hooker, the second row consists of two locks, and the back row consists of two flankers and a No. The team with possession gets to roll the ball into the scrum -- the specific player who rolls the ball in is called the scrum-half. The ball then rolls its way back through the forest of legs back to the No. Here we are to fill you in. May 5, by Alex Rees. The two most common set pieces are lineouts and scrums, and here is a breakdown of the latter: The Scrum Anytime a player fumbles the ball forward, drops the ball forward, or passes it forward, the opposing team gets possession of the ball and gets to perform a scrum.
Related Content. Forming a scrum The six forwards are the players who form the scrum. The hooker, two props, two second rows and the loose forward all bind together in a formation. The hooker is the all important player in the scrum - it's their job to get the ball out for the scrum-half.
To make the hooker's life that bit easier are the two props. They bind on tightly on both sides of the hooker, leaving no gaps between them. Next comes the two second row forwards. They bind tightly together and pack down behind the front row, putting their heads in the gaps between the hooker and the props. The final member is the loose forward.
They pack down behind the second row forwards, putting their head in between the two second rows. Feeding the scrum It's the scrum half's job to feed the ball into the scrum for the hooker to strike back to the loose forward. The scrum-half must roll the ball in from the side where the referee is standing. From there, the scrum-half cannot handle the ball until it has come out of scrum. The six other backs must be at least five metres behind the last forward of their team.
If they're not, the referee will penalise the offending team.
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