Quote: bellycouldtackle "Players are acting to get penalties, players are getting high fives and back slaps from their team mates when they win a holding down penalty. It is spoiling the game.'"
I think this is an important point.
The new scourge of SL is watching a 16 stone, strength conditioned athlete getting to his feet after a tackle, suddenly flop on to his belly because the marker has put a hand on him; or the Tomkins special of trapping an arm, then thrashing around like someone taking a fit, pretending to be held down. Both are of course accompanied by the obligatory waving arm, pleading with the ref to award a penalty.
It's getting like ruddy football.