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All
representative, club and schools coaches, and all club
coaching co-ordinators and referees must attend a HKRFU
Scrum Safety Course prior to the commencement of the
respective league competitions for the 2002/2003 season
in Hong Kong. Sanction - Forfeiture of all league points
until the team coach has completed the course.
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All
front row players must be coached by their respective
team coach or club coaching co-ordinators on the HKRFU
approved safe scrum engagement procedure prior to the
commencement of the respective league competitions for
the 2002/ 2003 season. Sanction - Forfeiture of league
points for each match that a non-trained front row player
plays AND the referee shall order uncontested scrums for
the entire match. |
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The
HKRFU approved safe scrum engagement procedure must be
used during every scrum engagement. The referee shall
control all scrum engagements (except U19) with the following
calls: |
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"CROUCH
AND HOLD"
(pause)
"ENGAGE"
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Engagement
must not take place until the referee calls "ENGAGE".
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Uncontested
("no push") Scrum Rules |
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Prior
to Start of Game |
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a
team has requested for uncontested scrums; or
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the
match referee is of the opinion by reason of that
team's lack of suitable or experienced front row
players, that it would be unsafe for a team to play
with normally contestable scrums, then the game
must proceed with uncontested scrums. The points,
if any, resulting from the game are to be awarded
to the team that is willing or has the capacity
to play with normally contestable scrums and that
team is to be treated as having won the match irrespective
of which team has scored the highest points. |
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After
Start of Game |
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Where
during a game the match referee is of the opinion that
it would be unsafe for a team to continue to play with
normally contestable scrums (whether by reason of a player
leaving the field through injury, temporary suspension
or ordering off and that all front row players as are
required to be available for use have been used and are
no longer able to play), the referee must rule that the
game can only continue with uncontested scrums. |
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The
result of a game which proceeds in the circumstances described
in the above paragraph is to be determined in the same
way as the result of an ordinary game, that is, the team
scoring the highest points is to be treated as having
won the match. |
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| 5. |
First
Division teams must have at least one qualified &
trained front row player as a replacement for every match.
Sanction - The team will forfeit the points/match. |
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All
other teams captains must make every effort to have a
qualified and trained front row player as a replacement
for each match. They should note that the replacement
front row player need not be on the replacement bench,
they could be playing in another position. Sanction -
No sanction for non-compliance. |
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If
a front row player is sent off or temporarily suspended
(sin bin) by the referee, a replacement front row player
may be brought on at formation of the next scrum and the
captain of the team will nominate another player to leave
the field. A player who has been sent off will not be
permitted to return to the match under any circumstances. |
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Temporary
replacement of a front row player for a blood injury is
permissible. If the team cannot provide a qualified and
trained replacement front row player the referee will
order uncontested scrums for the duration of the blood
injury. |
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If
at any stage of a game the referee considers that scrums
are becoming dangerous, whether or not the front row players
are qualified and trained, he shall order uncontested
scrums. The referee is the sole judge of safety. |
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