Following a successful trial in the recent Pacific Rugby Cup, the International Rugby Board is moving forward with the ‘crouch, bind, set’ cadence.
Per the IRB
Implementation will begin at the start of the next season in both hemispheres and follows extensive evaluation of the sequence during the recent IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, which indicated the possible delivery of a more stable platform leading to fewer resets and more successful scrums.
In a revision of the ‘crouch, touch, set’ engagement sequence currently being trialled, props will be expected to bind using their outside arm after the referee has called “bind” in the sequence.
Some video of how the new scrums look
