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... and the referees seem to interpret that "ready" means still and stable, which seems reasonable to me. If one pack is still moving around they're clearly not ready.

Agree with you on the elimination of the hit and that's what's coming next year in a global trial - see http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/scrum-talk.4363/page-24 for a discussion on that topic.

My quick look at how the Reds are travelling in 2013 - http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/how-are-the-reds-travelling-in-2013/

Batman, if you just want to be argumentative you won't be posting here much longer. Alternatively you can be constructive.

There is a basic cadence to "crouch, touch" - it's pretty standard between all the referees. Where the differences come are at "Set". The referees are advising players (I have heard the instructions myself) that they will not proceed to the "Set" call until both packs are still (which shows...

With a knee on the ground the player is deemed to be on the ground so can't play the ball without regaining his feet. He didn't regain his feet and illegally picked the ball up to place it on the line.

Will have to watch this one later - sounds like the Reds were patchy towards the end but taking 5 points away from Dunedin is a good result.

Mike Cron (also a member of the IRB Scrum Steering Committee) was interviewed. He has been actively reviewing the trials of the passive engage being trialled in the Pacific Rugby Cup. The key is the props must bind on each other when "touch" is called. This means the props must start closer...