Not Kurt Weaver
09-10-08, 02:10
After 88 replies on the last thread, I couldn't come to a conclusion.
Have I been calling this wrong since August?
Law 19.10 Options available to players not in the lineout Exception 2 The receiver may run into the gap and perform any of the actions available to any other player in the lineout.....
Has this been deleted by the ELV? I currently use a 07 lawbook with the ELV's downloaded from the IRB penciled in. Thus, maybe the cause of my ignorance.
I have been allowing the receiver to join before the ball is thrown and mostly he/she is the supported player. As long as they start back 2 m and no one from the lineout replaces him/her they're good. Defensively a team could do the same, but several have placed a "receiver" 2m back at 15m; presumably a strong tackler. Both seem reasonable to me. The receivers easily identified and they comply with Exception 2.
At the "swap", I usually have to warn the peeling player once to wait until the ball is thrown before leaving the lineout to catch the ball. They have complied so far. A question arises however. If this lineout ball is caught and taken to maul is this peeling player (who takes up the usual duties of SH) then required to keep moving until the lineout has ended? Often times the peeling player stands flat foot awaiting the ball or commanding a driving maul.
Have I been calling this wrong since August?
Law 19.10 Options available to players not in the lineout Exception 2 The receiver may run into the gap and perform any of the actions available to any other player in the lineout.....
Has this been deleted by the ELV? I currently use a 07 lawbook with the ELV's downloaded from the IRB penciled in. Thus, maybe the cause of my ignorance.
I have been allowing the receiver to join before the ball is thrown and mostly he/she is the supported player. As long as they start back 2 m and no one from the lineout replaces him/her they're good. Defensively a team could do the same, but several have placed a "receiver" 2m back at 15m; presumably a strong tackler. Both seem reasonable to me. The receivers easily identified and they comply with Exception 2.
At the "swap", I usually have to warn the peeling player once to wait until the ball is thrown before leaving the lineout to catch the ball. They have complied so far. A question arises however. If this lineout ball is caught and taken to maul is this peeling player (who takes up the usual duties of SH) then required to keep moving until the lineout has ended? Often times the peeling player stands flat foot awaiting the ball or commanding a driving maul.