This thingy is the scrummer, the opposing forwards are positioned either side and the ball is then dropped in the hole at the top. The ball should then come out one side or the other, that side then deemed to be in possesion. If the ball comes out either end, then the ball is put in again until it comes out one side or the other. The rules state that the forwards should be placed as close as not touching to up to 30mm apart. The problem that I see, is that the ball then ends up at the front of the scrum, not the back. What I do is have the forwards spaced about 20mm apart, and when the ball comes out, one of the front row is moved in front of the ball, and flicks the ball back to the scrum half. The scrum half can then either pass back to the threequarters, or take a tactical kick, or even try running with the ball!! I personally think this makes a more realistic state of play, and tends to open the game up a bit. What I need now is someone else to play against to see how well these things work when actually playing an opponent.
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