And neither does Phil E's attempt![]()
Reluctantly I feel the need for one more go at this.
Correct.
No. If he passes to a player who is between him and his own DBL, then the backward speed is increased. It is therefore not a forward pass.
If he throws the ball over his shoulder (is that what your +4 implies?) he will decrease the backward speed which equates to an increase in forward speed.
Mathematically -6 is greater than -10. We are judging the pass relative to the passer, not in terms of absolute speed over the ground.
He trudg’d along unknowing what he sought,
And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
The Referee by John Dryden
Which of course is completely different from the one sentence definitions offered by NO, OB and PE . Just going to show how difficult it is to sum up this Law in one or two sentences.
I think that any pass that travels backward over the ground .. ie toward the throwers own DBL cannot be a forward pass, irrespective of the direction the arms move , and irrespective of whether the thrower added or subtracted to the forward velocity of the ball.
Last edited by crossref; 14-03-19 at 21:03.
I maintain that my definition is equivalent. The physics of the test is clear, which does not mean it is easy to judge. As the 1948 RFU decision said, that must be left to the referee.
But that is insufficient. As the well-known Australian/WR video demonstrates, the ball can travel forward over the ground and not be a throw forward.I think that any pass that travels backward over the ground .. ie toward the throwers own DBL cannot be a forward pass, irrespective of the direction the arms move , and irrespective of whether the thrower added or subtracted to the forward velocity of the ball.
He trudg’d along unknowing what he sought,
And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
The Referee by John Dryden
He trudg’d along unknowing what he sought,
And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
The Referee by John Dryden
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