NEW ELV's for next season 08/09

[Traxsuit]

Gents,
As you might've heard there IRB have announced a global trial of ELV's for next season 08/09.  The trial is at all levels of the game and will include 13 ELV's.

ELVs to be trialled worldwide:

Assistant Referees
- Assistant Referees can assist referees in any manner required when appointed by a match organiser

Posts and flags around the field
- The corner posts are no longer considered to be in touch in-goal except when a ball is grounded against the post

Line-out and throw
- If a team puts the ball back into their own 22 and the ball is subsequently kicked directly into touch there is no gain of ground.
- A quick throw may be thrown in straight or towards the throwing team's own goal line.
- There is no restriction on the number of players who can participate in the line-out from either side (minimum of two).
- The receiver in a line-out must stand two metres back from the line-out.
- The player who is in opposition to the player throwing in the ball may stand in the area between the five-metre line and touchline but must be two metres away from the line-out.
- Line-out players may pre-grip a jumper before the ball is thrown in.
- The lifting of line-out jumpers is permitted

Maul
- Players are able to defend a maul by pulling it down.
- Remove reference in Law to heads and shoulders not to be lower than hips.

Scrum
- Introduction of an off-side line five metres behind the hindmost feet of the scrum.
- Scrumhalf off-side lines (must be in close proximity to the scrum as present Law or must retreat five metres)

[Mr Bridge]

When does dangerous play come into effect, If you can pull down a ruck !!!!!

[Traxsuit]

It'd be dangerous if you were to lift leg's or try to upend it, but pulling it down is apparently safe.

I think it'll be ok provided people only pull it down and don't try to tip it.

[Mr Bridge]

!!!!!

that not be deemed dangerous!!!, Pass back in the 22 agree with, possibly the quick throw in, but is it just b@ll*x or is it turning into a sport of super fit super fast athletes, alienating all that rugby was about apealling  to all shapes sizes etc................