Boring scrums are to rugby what King Herod was to babysitting, says Diamond

Sale director of rugby says scrums must be made quickerDiamond calls taking a knee furore a ‘storm in a teacup’The Sale director of rugby, Steve Diamond, has called on the authorities to get rid of lengthy delays caused by scrums, which he believes are blighting the modern game, saying their entertainment value to rugby is “what King Herod was to babysitting”.Diamond claimed Premiership clubs’ duty to entertain has been enhanced by the absence of crowds and he hit out at the amount of time wasted by preparing for and resetting scrums. One of the temporary law changes introduced by World Rugby …