Bring back the strike

The hooker striking for the ball is a luxury these days as it turns the scrum into a 7 vs 8 man affair, but in his Sport24 column this week, Tank Lanning thinks a straight feed will change that.

Not an ideal title for an article appearing on Fin24, but this is no rant from some socialist freak demanding higher wages in a shrinking economy.

It is more of a plea from a flat eared ex prop on behalf of those that would like to see the scrum return as a fair contest.

One of my favourite moments of the first weekend of Super Rugby was watching an early scrum in the Chiefs vs Blues game.

It was…

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