Tappe Henning has denied that World Rugby is trying to depower the Springbok scrum.
Former Test referee and current Vodacom URC head of match officials Tappe Henning says World Rugby is not targeting the Springboks with the introduction of a new scrum law.
Among the changes is that teams will no longer have the option to choose a scrum from a free-kick, emphasising the imperative of keeping the ball in motion. It has since been dubbed as the 'Willemse law', after Springbok fullback Damian Willemse made the rare decision to call for a scrum from a mark in his own 22 in the quarter-final against hosts France.
“It is not about that decision,” Henning was quoted by Rugby365.com. “It is about the reset of the scrum and the time it takes to reset a scrum – sometimes repeatedly.
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