Sport | Bok strength partially neutralized? World Rugby ditches scrum option from free-kick

Sport | Bok strength partially neutralized? World Rugby ditches scrum option from free-kick

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Faf de Klerk of South Africa puts the ball into the scrum during the Rugby World Cup France 2src23 semi-final match against England  at Stade de France in Paris. (Henry Browne - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Faf de Klerk of South Africa puts the ball into the scrum during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 semi-final match against England at Stade de France in Paris. (Henry Browne – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Teams will no longer be able to opt for a scrum when awarded a free kick as one of three law changes designed to make rugby union more entertaining, World Rugby announced on Thursday.

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The new rules take effect from 1 July and so will be in force for England’s two-Test tour of New Zealand that month as well as for Ireland’s tour of South Africa.

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