Robinson defends 'law-breaking' Lions
June 22, 2001

Andy Robinson today defended the Lions from stinging criticism over law infringements at scrums, lineouts and the breakdown area.

New Zealand referee Paul Honiss awarded almost 30 penalties against the Lions on. But assistant coach Robinson hit back at the critics ahead of tomorrow's clash with Waratahs.

"I don't think we are constantly infringing as much as people are saying," he said.

Robinson, though, mirrored growing anxiety in the Lions camp that scrums have virtually become non-contestable. "We put a lot of emphasis on our scrummaging and at present half the scrums are ending up in free-kicks or penalties.

"Scrummaging is very much part of rugby union. It seems as if we are having rugby league scrums where they are not contestable. There are some technical difficulties we have in terms of interpretation. In the northern hemisphere you are allowed to scrummage, but looking at Tuesday's game you weren't allowed to scrummage at any stage."

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