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    Rugby Focused Law Changes - May 9th

    A minor infringement or stoppage is absolutely fine, what is not occurring is the contest for possession. Mostly because the current laws are not being applied.
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    Harlequins Northampton - did Danny Care dodge the 2nd Yellow Card

    In some circumstances it is that you apply advantage where you might have thought it was unlikely to occur, sometimes it occurs just before you peep, sometimes just after, sometimes not at all.
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    Rugby Focused Law Changes - May 9th

    If you give the penalty then they can choose the scrum! How bizarre is that?
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    Rugby Focused Law Changes - May 9th

    As ex tight 5 part of our game plan was always to get the opposition sucking air, that usually came from running them around as big old blokes can usually scrummage well but consequently walk around the pitch. So I wouldn't be bothered what the cause might be but if you are interfering then I am...
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    Rugby Focused Law Changes - May 9th

    Says it all really! What does reimagination mean? It might work when someone want's to redesign Eurodisney, Legoland or Universal Studios theme park but this is Rugby. It's mostly marketeer speak and that alone turns me off from reviewing any more but as a method of communication, a series of...
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    Outcome-deciding PT with clock in the red

    Hounding an interesting thought! I'm sorry if you feel that way. I felt we had fully explored the topic and that everybody else thought it was a try, based not least on the fact that Wayne Barnes did award a try, in an excellent position therefore did not need to consider awarding a penalty...
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    Outcome-deciding PT with clock in the red

    I also did not say the try had been given, you surmised that! Perhaps the TMO observed a KO or a double move, unless you have seen the clip you didn't have that information. Would knowing that change your perspective? Similar to the original post, where we are watching video without good audio...
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    Outcome-deciding PT with clock in the red

    There was one from today, Loughborough Lightning v Gloucester Hartpury, game time around 67:50. Ruck on Gloucester try line, Glaws player offside, hands in FOP, ref calls hands up twice, call penalty advantage and has arm out for advantage. LL lift and drive but are tackled by the offside...
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    Outcome-deciding PT with clock in the red

    No need to change the law by my reckoning. Just need to change the way it is applied, ie the fashion element. We hear the pundits, they've taken that for the team, it might be a yellow but the non-offending team has missed out on the score. If the first tackler is offside, or high or...
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    Outcome-deciding PT with clock in the red

    I offer the following from what we see on televised games in the UK. In a pick and go from short distance it is entirely reasonable to expect that defenders remain onside, including back feet at rucks or tackles and behind the goal line if the breakdown is over the line or if the penalty has...
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    Bath vs Saracens

    I would say physical exertion and level of conditioning leads to drop in skill and concentration. What used to be a beautiful part of the game for running the other team ragged for 60 mins is now masked by having 2 sets of forwards that do 40 mins each, especially as they bob around the centre...
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    Bath vs Saracens

    Deja Vu: Caterpillar - Not the great song by The Cure :)
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    Bath vs Saracens

    I'd love to see teams being given the opportunity to compete for the ruck! However as observed by @didds this just doesn't occur, players in from offside, not thorough the gate, flopping on top and sealing off are all regarded as "legal". We seem to have inherited this phrase and skill...
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    Bath vs Saracens

    In a game of such poor quality any score is decisive. It must be galling to watch 2 teams who clearly do not want to play rugby, (apart from the late addition of Theo Dan) you can try and speed up the game but if neither team want to play anything other than kick tennis then you can only...
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    Harlequins Northampton - did Danny Care dodge the 2nd Yellow Card

    Addressing the push off the ball on Ramm from Care, Hull explained with the following bullet points: Through my lens Care, took out a player, it was off the ball and was cynical and designed to slow down/prevent Saints from sustaining an attack from 7/8 m out and with Quins defence scattered...
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    FRA v SA - A French Perspective

    ok, let's say we run with it not being a tackle then if you want. Can we go to Law 13, or is there another interpretation you can bring in? 13 Players on the ground in open play Principle The game is played only by players who are on their feet. Players, who go to ground to gather the ball...
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    FRA v SA - A French Perspective

    There will always be grey areas, even in the most simple decisions, humans interpret things differently according to our life exposure and the prejudice and bias we accumulate, it's a fact of life and what makes us interesting. And? Tackle requires: For a tackle to occur, the ball-carrier is...
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    FRA v SA - A French Perspective

    I would suggest that with perhaps a very squint and S African bias to your selected images that the try could be marginal. Hand down, do you call it trigger or cannon arm, is not considered to be fully down, there is still bend in the legs, the knees are not down and he is still driving...
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    Headline news or hidden away?

    More about ongoing investigations here Although still hidden away and not really being the publicly visible deterrent :confused:
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    FRA v SA - A French Perspective

    @shebeen Toulouse v Racing TV pictures went off was that also to affect something downstream, you may wish to review it and ensure there is no conspiracy afoot. Need to find out who keeps making coffee!
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