Ahh, good old dirty English scrums... can't say I miss not being in them anymore though. My head got squashed flatter than a pancake when I was on the rugby team.
Anyway, to the photo. The exposure, composition, and colour saturation all look perfect to me, except a slightly blown-out area on number 5's shorts. The DoF is very good, blurring the background enough for it not to distract, but keeping it in focus enough for us to be able to see the posts.
I think in post-processing, a light USM would have helped your score a little bit, because people on DPC like crisp, sharp images. I think the slight softness looks good though, because it adds to the dirty atmosphere of a proper game of ruggers. My only other suggestions would be a grey keyline to separate the border from the image, as one of the guy's socks blends into the border.
Nice sense of the action of the scrum. The picture seems kind of dark; a little more brightness in post processing or slight overexposure may have been in order.
Good work - I'd guess that this is quite early in the game, from the cleanliness of those white shorts, but it has a real feel of the driven-into-the-ground exhaustion of the end of a game, when things almost grind to a halt like boxers who've beaten each other to a standstill. If only it weren't for the guy half hidden behind the no. 17 it'd be a great shot.
Did #17 forget his job? He looks a little large to be a Scrum Half. Excellent photo and great colors. This makes me want to try and get some snaps of the Toledo Celtics. Maybe some low level shots with the scrum a bit more horizontal.
Colors are great, sharpness is good, shows action very well. If I were to nitpick I'd probably say more room on the right and less on the left, but still an excellent shot.
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