Well done Ireland - thoroughly deserved.
Just a simple question from a simple person who still doesn't understand all the rules, and probably never will: given that the ball is NEVER fed into the scrum straight why don't they save time by simply handing the ball over (possibly with an optional handshake? )
Probably the precursor to uncontested scrums soon, Jay.
When I was in the front row, the ball had to go in straight, but that was quite a few years ago...
The laws just keep changing 'to make the game faster/more interesting!
Not sure about that, but the game today is more like the seven-a-sides we watched and played in the sixties!