Peter Bills continues the crusade against the current state of the scrum in The New Zealand Herald.
"You might think that a star player - say Daniel Carter - would make the most of the headlines at this year's Rugby World Cup. But I fear you would be wrong.
"I suspect that one single aspect of the game is likely to dominate the forthcoming World Cup: the scrum. Find me a game in the modern world which is not disfigured by a series of collapsed scrums. In Super 15, Heineken Cup, French Top 14, Magners League, Aviva Premiership or any other rugby competition anywhere in the world, this ludicrous scenario is enacted time and time again. It has become the No 1 stain on the game."