Rassie Erasmus reveals World Rugby directive after Springboks law enforcement plea: ‘I couldn’t answer them’

Rassie Erasmus has revealed that World Rugby has implemented a directive to referees for the Nations Championship concerning scrum feeds.

Last year, the Springboks head coach accused Italy of avoiding the set-piece battle when the two teams faced off in July, with their scrum-half feeding the scrum incredibly skewed.

It’s a real bugbear for many fans, players and coaches that number nines don’t get penalised for failing to feed the scrum straight as per law 19.15.f, which reads: “When both sides are square, stable and stationary, the scrum-half throws in the ball: Straight. The scrum-half may align their shoulder on the