Having the most banal interaction about contested scrums somewhere else on the internet. Why do people cling to this? Nobody is ever going to do a clickbait article on the ten greatest scrums ever (they might do in union). Scrums are THE worst thing about rugby union. They kill the speed of the game and disrupt the action. Sure they're useful in union because it takes defenders out of the defensive line and puts them in the scrum to make their game more exciting.

Our game doesn't need it. It's a step backwards and I honestly do not know why people (admittedly usually folk over 50) keep harping on about it, without invoking some insulting comment about their brains being stuck in the same time period over and over again.

I think it is ok as it is, In saying that, I say it as I don't think it can be improved, I think the laws are there to make the bind and no unbind until the ball is out, it is all about the refs interpretation on the day.

In Australia, it may have been mentioned but they have very few scrums now and I expect it to be gone eventually from the game over there.

I'd be reluctant to start enforcing scum rules again. It'd just open a huge can of worms and before long they'd be a complete mess like they were just before feeding was allowed. Union can't get them right despite obsessing over them for years. Leave well alone.

Just tell them to go on YouTube and find a RL match with contested scrums. Once they see how much of a mess they became that should change there mind

That is the problem in rugby league. We leave laws on the book after they have been discarded on the pitch and then wonder why there are different interpretations from game to game. Perhaps we should start by asking why we still have scrums and work from there.

Well indeed. A lot of rules need looking at again and bringing up to date - as you say a lot have been discarded on the pitch.