Touch in goal

[crossref]

So there is an anomaly
.. defender tackled in Tig = 22m
.. defender held up = 5m scrum

But the latter is so rare it's not worth worrying about

[chbg]

So there is an anomaly
.. defender tackled in Tig = 22m
.. defender held up = 5m scrum

But the latter is so rare it's not worth worrying about

Do you mean a difference? I don't see it as an anomaly.

[Dickie E]

maybe the nuance is that the ball hasnt become dead, its become unplayable, particularly on safety grounds (lots of bodies trying to get the ball to gro9und akin to a collapsed maul scenario which is illegal normally cos of safety grounds etc).

So its a restart following that unsuccessful attempt etc ?

maybe?

that sort of reasoning?

didds (I'll get me coat)

you could make an argument that scrum is to team last moving forward but if the defender has dicked around so long that he ends up being held up, then I'm going with the 21.17 crew.

Interestingly, if this did happen, I could picture the attacking team trying to force the defender over DBL or TiG ... which wouldn't be to their advantage.