New Zealand Rugby has moved to stem the tide of teenage males leaving the sport and to stop coaches from being able to force defaults. The union launched a Game On initiative late last week, a series of measures to keep the game relevant in these changing times. NZR head of participation and development Steve Lancaster said there were defaults by teams across the country and they numbered in the hundreds last year. Those defaults did not suit anyone as no-one was happy sitting in the clubrooms afterwards not having played the game. Under the Game On initiative, games could start with uncontested or contested scrums.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 02, 2019 15:34 UTC