The Board of European Rugby Cup has ratified the introduction of 23-man match day squads for the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup tournaments for 2009/10 season onwards. Now I know the original change did cross this blog when it happened but it is good to see two of the major competitions taking it on board.
This all follows on the recent alteration to Law 3 by the IRB and is aimed at reducing the number of games that go to uncontested scrums and to remove the advantage which one team may gain when uncontested scrums arise.
The alteration can be found under Law 3.15 Union Specific Variations which states the following (courtesy of the IRB website):
3.15 UNION SPECIFIC VARIATIONS
(a) A Union or Unions, where a match or competition is played between teams from two or more Unions, may implement variations to Law 3.4 for matches below international level as set out in (b) and/or (c) below.
(b) When 22 or 23 players are nominated in a team there must be sufficient front row players to play at hooker, tight-head prop and loose-head prop who are suitably trained and experienced to ensure that on the first occasion that a replacement in any front row position is required, the team can continue to play safely with contested scrums.
(c) A provision may be introduced that where uncontested scrums are ordered as a result of there being no suitably trained and experienced front row replacement for any reason, the team concerned shall not be entitled to replace the player whose departure caused uncontested scrums.
The ERC said that from this season forward each club’s match day squad now must contain a minimum of three specialist front row players within the named eight replacements comprising two props and a hooker.
It goes further and specifically included the option in Law 3.15(c) which states that if all front row replacements have been utilised during a game, and there is a further front row injury, and no fit front row player is available from the original starting team or replacement bench, the injured player will leave the field but may not be replaced.
For the record, as it stands currently, this option is not available for international matches.
As hulle die 23ste speler hier implementeer sal Vodacom sy huidige advertensie veldtog moet verander.
60@ashley – Helloooooooo Asbak !
61@Stirling Woodcock – Ja, is seker so.. Vodacom player 24 het nettie so nice “ring” to it nie !
62@grootblousmile –
yes grootbloufrons
wats jou prediction vir môre?
Ons goeie vriend, die Beknopte Leeu…. K9999 Plaaspoedel, verjaar vandag !
Jyyyyyyy moeeeet jekkerrrrrrrr verjaaaaaaaar
Jyyyyyyy moeeeet jekkerrrrrrrr verjaaaaaaaar
Jekker verjaar ou maat, jekker verjaar !
Ek hoop die Ouetehuis gee ekstra koekies vir mirragete, die nursies was jou boude mooi.. en die agterkleinkinders kom sê hellou vir Oupa K9999
Vra maar vir Tannie Dot om bietjie speensalf aan die seer bene te smeer, sodat jy kan wikkel in jou Zimmerframe vandag !
63@ashley – My prediction is… die Bokke gaan wen !!
Hehehehe
K9
Jy moet lekker verjaar vandag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@grootblousmile – 64
Speensalf aan die bene? Ek dink antie Dot is bietjie slimmer as dit hehehehe
@ashley – 63
More Ash!!!!!!! Hoe hang hulle vanoggend in Wellington?
67@SA Barbarians – Hehehehe
Heppie Bifday Oom Grootleeu!
Mag daar nog baie wes.
70@Pietman – Jy klaar gewerk virrie dag ?
Ek moet nog gou een klient gaan sien…. dan gaan ek begin rustiger vat hier… indien die blerrie kliente my toelaat.
@grootblousmile –
Ek werk nie Vrydae nie…..behalwe as dit besig raak by die ‘winkel’, dan help ek so bietjie daar.
Vrydae is ek besig….. om reg te maak vir die rugby 🙂
72@Pietman – Vrydae doen ek “Admin”…. so MIN as moontlik !
Net gou ‘n faktuurtjie klaarmaak en ‘n ding vir ‘n klient vat, dan’s die Boeing oor…. dan begin ek fles vat !
63@grootblousmile –
can you give us more info on the scrum issue, please?
rugby365: bok scrum get all clear from irb boss
iol: you were wrong boks – paddy
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two different points of view on the same issue. help please?
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skuus ouens
gou-gou besig
nou trug!!
Baie dankie vir die verjaardagwense manne. Dankie ook vir die tip oor die speensalf…..werk baaaaie lekker hehehe
75@K9-MonsterLeeu – Ja, speensalf is goed…. kyk maar wat doen dit aan koeie met gebarste of seer of OUUUUUUU spene.
Fix dit sommer gou !
@K9-MonsterLeeu – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONSTERLEEU 🙂
And now onto a very serious matter. Why are they not showing the Sharks game today i know we played kuk last week but we are not exactly the bottom of the log.
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
for he’s a jolly good feeeeeeeeeeellow
for he’s a jolly good feeeeeeeeeeellow
for he’s a jolly good feeeeeeeeeeellow
ek sil sy hol ytwas
…
😳 ek mien … ent sou say all of us!!
@ashley – lol
Hehehehe….thank thank u!!!!! *tips hat* 🙂
79@ashley – Hehehe…die ander helfte daar in die skadu van der berg het nounet opgewonde geraak!
Helloooooo GBS, I need to ask you a question.
83@Treehugger – Hello, ask away !
ok the question is”Is the leave a comment on the cellphone site working or am i not useing it correctly and why have you let Porra do the typeing there,”
😈
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Lekker verjaar BrakkenJan.
Ek hoop jy word so oud dat jou hol hare op die grond sleep!
Hello didnt see you there before i typed
@isigidi – if i understood that correctly that is one of the funniest things i have ever read
86@isigidi –
lmao
@isigidi – dankie Isi…..vee al laaankal my voerspore dood 🙄
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