Y Sgrym: Cyfiawnder a Chyfrifoldeb

The purpose of this article is to show that the Rugby Union scrum laws are wrong. Inequity is inevitable when trying to interpret and apply these laws. As the scrum is a collaborative and competitive event requiring a range of complex skills and techniques, it is impossible for a referee to reliably determine who is responsible for an offence. As a result, players are often unfairly punished. The penalty can be critical to the outcome of the game. The players who were punished did not necessarily cause the crime, and therefore are not ethically responsible for it. Under certain circumstances they cannot resist the forces acting on them. In order to resolve the situation we must try to maintain a balance between improving fairness and undermining the game's entertaining qualities.