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It's official.
The ELVs, as used in the MARC, will be used in 1st and 2nd Grade in the Perth competition this year. All other grades will play the laws as we all played last year.
These ELVs, of course, are different to those in use for the Super 14 in 2008.
So, picture if you will: "Player A" turns out to play a full game for the 3rds. He plays the game under the "old" laws (ie those under which we all played last year). After that game, being a front rower, he backs up as a reserve for the 2nds and comes on in the second half. He now must play under the new ELVs.
That evening he goes to the game and watches it. He's seen three games of rugby, all playing under different laws.
Still, gotta start somewhere....
I'm looking forward to it though - to see how the local coaches learned from the MARC experience and exploit the new laws. Bring on the season!