Its definitely strange to still have in the game a 'charade', a hangover from a different era. It also gives the league-bashers a thing to have a giggle at (albeit minor) - and not entirely without justification. Union scrums are quite ridiculous for a whole other set of reasons, but at least they are contested, however stupid that 'contest' is.

Either do away with our scrums altogether or come up with a new type of restart. Who's got the best idea? Personally, I don't think it should be a contest for the ball (the side that lost the ball shouldn't have a chance of getting possesion back ), but I'm all for something which rearranges the usual position of people on the pitch for the restart.

Quality rule change (if it is a rule change).

A very simple rule change that I'd agree with; the situation that currently exists whereby whomever is nearest binds to stop the clock then they all change round, is clearly an unintended consequence of the previous rule change - it could and probably should be easily fixed.

agree.

Leave the scrummaging and "set pieces" to the other code. In some cases in the recent world cup it was taking more than 5 mins for 1 scrum which usually resulted in a penalty to one of the teams for some technical issue which could have really been awarded to either team, which then resulted in someone trying to kick a penalty. It made the games even more dull and boring.

Its a simple way of restarting the game and opening up the field after an error in our game. That is all. Make the props bind onto each other rather than just resting on each other maybe, as some times they are away quicker than the ball and yes, if you form the scrum you stay in it. But other than that, lets keep our game running at the pace we have become accustomed.

I've always thought that then some other poster with more nous than I can't remember who came up with a very good reason why it might be best to leave it as it is. I can't remember what that reason was, like