Elv 12???

[bellnier]

Yes, experimental. I'm still on the fence about pulling down the maul...we'll see how it plays out this fall season (in women's collegiate).

I'm hoping new quick throw-in law will decrease the rarity of this play...this could be an effective weapon once it catches on. Now if we could only keep helpful fans from picking up the ball when it goes into touch...

Your comment on refs being out of positition on this was funny and true...here's a new rule I learned last month vis-a-vis referee positioning: if the referee is outside the 22 when a team scores a try he must buy a round for all officials present at the match.