Of all rugby league rules i still cant believe that refs stop the clock because a team quickley forms a scrum! up to 5 minutes of injury time can be added in each half because of this meaning games kicking off at 8 will only finish at least 9.40pm or on sky nealry 10pm

Personally I don't understand why the clock isn't stopped when the ball isn't in play in professional leagues. Rushing to a scrum, whilst occasionally exciting (normally frustrating) always seem a bit silly, especially as it means nothing (unlike say, rushing to a quick tap), play is still stopped.

Our game is regulated by time keepers. There should be 80 mins of play and stopping the clock means there can be no delaying tactics like in football when they take the ball to the corner with 5 mins left!
I like it and I'm surprised anybody thinks otherwise to be honest. Imaging being 2 points behind in a grand final with 2 mins left and then waiting around for somebody like Danny Maguire to fart around and run the clock down? There would be an uproar and rightly so. The current system stops the clock and the time keeper sounds the hooter on 80mins. No messing, we all know where we stand and no 'Fergie time!'

The one that needs changing is the 1 minute a goal kicker has to take his kick before the clock is stopped. Far too long, clock should stop after 30 secs.

What is daft is they form the scum then run off to their positions, then re-form the scrum when the pack get there. Here in Australia those that form the scrum have to stay in it. They have to stay bound which often means they stand there for a minute. While the opposition still get a rest. If they lift their heads up the ref restats the clock.

Somewhere in between would work better. Those that form the scrum have to compete in it. They don’t have to stay bound, but they do have to stay in formation. Then the opposition have 20 seconds from the moment the clock is stopped or they are penalised for time wasting.

They should also give a penalty at goal line drop outs rather than stop the clock. You have 20 second to take the drop out of a penalty under the sticks.

I agree with that totally. Every team that is winning always seems to take the full minute. An extra 30 seconds each time would be extra couple of plays each time extra that we would get back. Nobody goes to rugby to watch kickers faff about with their gum shield and pull their boxers out of their botty do they? We want action

I've always thought this. It a winger forms up at prop he should remain there for the scrum. However, making secod rowers stay bound is unfair when the opposing team simply saunter to the scrum.