Front Rows coming together. Each prop touches the opponents upper arm and then pause before the front rows meet.
The sequence should be: "Crouch, bind, set".
Coaches should replicate this call when practising to help players develop their timing and to assist the Referee
Once each front row is bound, check for squareness and that the players are in the basic scrummage shape.
Then call the 2 front row in together.
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