Super League coach wants swift return of scrums

The 2021 Betfred Tremendous League season will kick off because the 2020 one completed, with play-the-balls taking the place of scrums, which have been scrapped from the resumption final August to be able to cut back the variety of shut contacts through the coronavirus pandemic.

The emergency rule will nonetheless be in place when the brand new season begins on March 26, however the Rugby Soccer League says scrums could possibly be re-introduced if situations allow later within the yr, with a view to having them again in time for the end-of-season World Cup, which will likely be performed underneath worldwide legal guidelines.

“I’d moderately have scrums again,” mentioned Agar. “Scrums are a part of the material of rugby league.

“Whereas we’re not hanging for the ball, they’re contested and, whereas it’s few and much between, there is a chance to get the ball again.

“However I feel, greater than something, the best way the principles have gone, not having them has led to some adverse techniques – that we’ve used as nicely – like having the ability to roll the ball into contact and take 30 seconds to convey the ball again into play.

“I feel you possibly can put in a really low-risk, non-adventurous kick and get a reasonably first rate reward off it by getting some wind in your lungs and getting your defence proper for the following two or three performs.

“In the event you convey a scrum into play, you possibly can have 4 blokes attacking three on a proportion, you possibly can have 5 blokes attacking 4, you throw individuals round, you will be adventurous.

“That’s right down to coaches. Some groups don’t assault an excessive amount of from a scrum, however different groups do, whether or not that be play one or two.

“All of us cut up the sector now and, if the play-the-ball is in the course of the sector, you usually get 5 defenders one aspect and 5 on the opposite.”