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Absolutely agree. The recklessness doesn’t come from tackling the diving player in the air. It comes from the fact that running full tilt from the...

TBH...I obviously haven't seen the still you refer to and to be even more honest I don't even know what 'incident 'you refer to..... However I still...

I don't disagree with you, but in this case the still is, to me, pretty clear.

IMO it is dangerous territory to go forming opinions on what was a dynamic live incident based on a still photo!

My Sunday newspaper contains a still photo which shows that Watson had an arm each side of Parkes in an upright tackle - both Watson's hands are...

Yes for me .. Intentionally touches the ball without gaining possession of it.

Does this apply to a partial charge down that does not reverse the direction of the kick? Would an offside player 15 meters ahead of the kicker be...

I think allowing a quick throw after the ball leaves the Playing Enclosure is unnecessary, and the law should be changed.

10.8 A player offside under Law 10.4c cannot be put onside by any action of an opponent, apart from a charge down.So the charge down puts both 6 and...

In the USA, yes. From our GMG

Agreed with all the above. There is no reference in law to preventing a QTI if the ball strikes an object (for example fence, advertising hoarding,...

This is a very interesting thread. Clearly there is a law against tackling a player in the air, however in my view this law is aimed at players...

The defender could get underneath the player who jumps/dives to score, and prevent a grounding. Or Play the ball. I think a sensible...

It was a technique perfected by Jose Mourinho and has embedded itself in sport now. Coaches chat shit in front of the media so media write headlines...

Showboating aside, it is common for try scorers to dive over in the corner, simply to avoid being shoved into touch. So any review of that...

as above. The answer is dont get in a position whereby the only oprion is play the diving player in the act of scoring. didds

Perhaps, because words have meaning? If he doesn’t mean anything by it, then perhaps he might be so good as to shut his cakehole.

Thanks, if a mod could edit the title to RSA vs Arg that's be great. Maybe i wasnt clear. That is a great answer to a question I did not ask. ...

its what "they do". I'm not really sure why anybody takes any notice whatsoever of this sort of bollocks. didds

You could have pointed to tackle law 15.7(b) in 2017, but that has gone, and no one did anyway, as didds says.

Springboks vs Pumas (your title has gone awry.) I agree, the flying challenge is reckless. A player covering across because the ball carrier...

It wasn’t rhetorical actually. I am at a loss with the way coaches like Eddie Jones behaves on camera. I accept that he is a decent bloke off...

201713.4 POSITION OF THE OPPOSING TEAM AT A KICK-OFFAll the opposing team must stand on or behind the 10-metre line. If they are in front of that...

frankly Id say no. But this appears to have been a standard and acceptable practise for a couple of decades now didds

wrt how to tackle a player in the air in the act of scoring (I think thjat is what you meant) the usual answer is "dont get yourself in that...

Do you really need to ask? In case the question was not Rhetorical: Mind games.

There's a definite whistle, then Wales take the quick tap. Does that whistle indicate time is back on? Sadly, the Ch 4 cameras are following...

Try should not stand for the reason you quote as well as a different ball being used at the restart. Referee error.