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Yeah spindles. THe ELV's were the improvement we've been crying for for 20 years. I scheme refs think that if you punish an infringement with a penalty, you will remove that infringement from the game. Which is stupid, because half the time players dont even do it deliberately. Concerningly though, I've heard umpires say "you deliberately went off your feet" when I can clearly see player x lost his balance in the ruck and went off his feet. The refs need a reality check and pressure the lawmakers to bring back ELVs.
Penalties should only be awarded for serious infringements. The rest should get free kicks. Lineouts are the best and most attractive platform to attack from in rugby, and the rules should promote that. I mean its fantastic to see Francois Steyn's ability to kick 60 meter penalties, but is that really what we want the game to become? Kicking 30% of all points from your own half?
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