Quote ="Superted"The biggest change I'd like to see is how the ruck is policed. I'd get rid of the 'dominant tackle' interpretation and simply have a set time that the ruck is allowed to last - no advantage for dominant tackles, no advantage for finding your front in attack - just a consistent time for each tackle before held is called, and once the ref calls held, all defenders to release and clear the ruck area immediately.
For me, that's the way we minimise the importance of 'wrestle' and get back to the game being a contest of attacking rugby vs brutal defence, not a matter of who is the best at controlling the ruck.'"
I agree with you on this but think it'd be tough to implement. I've always found it weird that you can hold the tackled player down "legally" and gain an advantage or hold him down "illegally" and be penalised. Either way you're holding down a player to slow the play the ball and gain an advantage and one way is legal and one isn't but they're both really the same thing for the same reason.
