Charge down goes dead.

[didds]

In its most simplistic format - yes. If ball cannons off charge down into one of his own players you have potential accidental offside or into an opponent you have potential knock on. Life isn't always simple.

In which case the ball hasn't gone dead.

Simples.

"usual caveats apply" was included in my initial assertion. lets not over complicate matters. the OIP didn;t include anything about the ball cannoning off the charger into his own player, or the ball held up, or an alien beaming the ref up as it happened and is it the nearby TJ toi adjudge of the AR 50m away on the 22? etc etc etc . The ref in the OP just got it wrong - and 9s)hbe only had one decsion to make - who put the ball into the in-goal.

didds

[Taff]

Except when it's held up (in goal)

Or knocked on into in-goal and made dead.

[Phil E]

If the ball leaves in-goal before the charge down then its a 22.

If the ball doesn't leave in-goal before the charge down then its a 5m attacking scrum.

[beckett50]

the kick was deep in goal

and the line out was on the 5m line, so agree with your line of argument here Dickie E

Referee brain fart IMO

[crossref]

Or knocked on into in-goal and made dead.

More pertinently :: What about carried in, then knocked on, then made dead, wonder what happens then?

[crossref]

This thread really illustrates the benefits my five forums idea would have

In short we would have only five forums

What should I do (beginners)
What should I do (grassroots)
What should I do (youth)
What did he do & was it right? (pro game)
Esoteric Law Discussion

I think the OP would have posted in Forum 1 or 2 .. and then would have received straightforward, helpful answers in that context

Instead we have addressed it as if it was in Section 5 and gone down all manner of intriguing but (I fear) confusing and irrelevant rabbit holes



http://www.rugbyrefs.com/showthread....anisation-idea

[Marc Wakeham]

More to the point why not stick to the question asked, whatever the name of the forum?