Scrums are killing the modern game

As a seasoned “couch referee” with decades of experience I urge the rugby administrators, coaches and players to take a serious look at the way the game of rugby is developing.
Steve Hanson, the All Blacks coach, recently pointed out, after watching the Six Nations matches, that “he had big concerns about the game at the moment because there are not enough tries being scored which is turning the fans away”. His comment was related to his view that teams were focusing too much on defense. I fully agree, but want to take this a step further.
The first place where this principle of entertaining the spectators breaks down is the scrum. There are too many reset scrums. Referees do not appear to know what is going on in there because subtle movements often disrupt the balance of power. A collapsed scrum should be penalized immediately. The referee should penalize the side he deems to be at fault. Now he will clearly get this wrong up to 50% of the time but the sides would not know who will be the chosen “offender” at the time of committing the offense. So they will be more careful in setting up the scrum and getting it right the first time.
One could argue that teams will then focus on how to offend without being detected – well, would that be any different from what is going on now?
I am no scrum expert but it appears that most collapsed scrums stem from over-extending, scrumming too low, too much pressure from opposing side, pushing down on opposition/pivoting, poor or no binding, or slippery surface. Players and refs should know all these factors, and take them into account when the scrum forms.
This rule would eliminate the boring, countless reset scrums which only seem to entertain the front rows of the scrums. Rugby is a great spectator sport and the organizers and players have a duty to the  people who love to watch them perform their skills.
HILTON ASHTON
Ballito