It used to happen in the good old days, the shift to how the scrum is now started in the early 90s you can still have a contest if the packs come together gently. The hookers contest with each other for the ball, the 2nd row and the back row push like their lives depend on it and the props transmit the power of the back five to the opposition while trying to disrupt the opposition hooker by making it more difficult for him to hook.
It used to happen in the good old days, the shift to how the scrum is now started in the early 90s you can still have a contest if the packs come together gently. The hookers contest with each other for the ball, the 2nd row and the back row push like their lives depend on it and the props transmit the power of the back five to the opposition while trying to disrupt the opposition hooker by making it more difficult for him to hook.