hypothetical: a ref from the 80s

[Recky62]

So, imagine if you will , that a referee from the 80s (Hartley , Roberts, Barry Gomersall ...whoever) gets dropped into the 2022 competition , BUT still using his 80s rule set , which rule do you think he will be blowing the whistle about more ?

[redwhiteblue]

Not packing a scrum correctly..today's make me want to paraphrase Paul Hogan..that's not a scrum..this is a scrum! Such an 80's thing to do..the ref telling them to go back and pack correctly..

This is from the old Brisbane competition I grew up with. Valleys (Wally Lewis' old club) v Norths (Greg Conescu's club) bit hard to tell if either of them were playing that day..but check this out..so messy..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gnm_zlyJE

[eddie]

Before he passed away, Frank Hyde described the modern scrum as "an insult to a mans intelligence".
Another thing they get away with these days is the voluntary tackle.