Crouch-touch-set ... The referee's commands at scrums will change for the spring tour Tests. Source: AAP
Rugby fans can tweet their way into the rule books after the IRB announced an unprecedented move to take social media commentary under consideration for the new law changes being used for the first time in Tests this weekend.
The game's organisers, often criticised for being out of touch, will take feedback from Twitter and Facebook users when assessing whether the rule changes will remain in place for the 2015 World Cup.
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The new laws will start this weekend in games including the Wallabies' clash with France in Paris. The IRB rugby committee will assess whether to persist or return to the previous rules when they meet in May 2014.
So unless you're Samoa's outspoken player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, there is a good chance your rant or message of support will be taken into account by rugby's lawmakers.
ARU acting chief executive Matt Carroll has urged Australian fans to make their feelings known this weekend.
"It's not every day that a sport's world governing body asks fans for their feedback on law changes so I would encourage fans to jump online, on to Facebook and Twitter and contribute to our great game," Carroll said.
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Among the rule changes is a five-second clearance rule from the base of the ruck to stop the habit of slowing play down, and the scrum call now being "crouch-touch-set".
The new rules were trialled in New Zealand's ITM Cup competition with great success this year, as teams turned on attacking performances.
IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "We are committed to being fully collaborative in obtaining views on the law amendment trials that are currently underway in the northern hemisphere.
"Rugby is an inclusive sport and we want to obtain the views of players, match officials, coaches and of course fans at all levels of the game to see what they like and what they don't. We want to make the game as enjoyable to play as possible and this important feedback will be considered by the laws review group and the IRB rugby committee."
Watch the Wallabies face France in their first spring tour Test Live at 6:45am on Fox Sports 1HD.
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