Thrown Backwards, Bounces Forwards

[Toby Warren]

Clearly. But Sorry I feel the answer is very clear and obvious.

It was an honest question, politely asked by a new poster. A polite answer surely would have sufficed. Norman I hope you stay around and contribute to the site and hopefully we can all broaden our knowledge.

[Decorily]

In that case they need to reference the law book.

Or come to this forum and ask for clarification....which hopefully they will get!

Edit. .. Without being made feel bad for asking!

[Marc Wakeham]

As this is a Referee site, I'd expect a basic knowledge of the laws.

Th ref in the OP could make it clear, to the players with a shout of "Pass went backwards play on". In your scenario similarly "Off the chest, no knock on!"

[Toby Warren]

As this is a Referee site, I'd expect a basic knowledge of the laws.

Th ref in the OP could make it clear, to the players with a shout of "Pass went backwards play on". In your scenario similarly "Off the chest, no knock on!"

This isn’t a refs’ site surely it’s a site about referring?

[Decorily]

As this is a Referee site, I'd expect a basic knowledge of the laws.

Th ref in the OP could make it clear, to the players with a shout of "Pass went backwards play on". In your scenario similarly "Off the chest, no knock on!"

The OP is not a referee.

In my scenario I did indeed, as you suggest, call "play on...no knock on ".

However this doesn't change the fact that the majority of those present thought it was a knock on.

[crossref]

The OP is not a referee.

In my scenario I did indeed, as you suggest, call "play on...no knock on ".

However this doesn't change the fact that the majority of those present thought it was a knock on.

Did it pass between his hands as he tried to catch it? Or were his arms spread wide ?

[Decorily]

Did it pass between his hands as he tried to catch it? Or were his arms spread wide ?

Hands spread wide waiting for ball to pop up but it 'popped' sooner and faster than expected.

[Rich_NL]

There are other scenarios where we do call a knock on when the ball clearly hasn't gone forward so it's not an unreasonable query!

Such as..?

[Decorily]

Such as..?

Player juggling to control a pass who 'slaps/bats' the ball backwards....
Ball doesn’t go forward but we ( IRFUland and presumably other regions ) are told to call a knock on.

[OB..]

Player juggling to control a pass who 'slaps/bats' the ball backwards....
Ball doesn’t go forward but we ( IRFUland and presumably other regions ) are told to call a knock on.

If, when juggling the ball, he loses control and the ball goes forwards I can see why it should be called a knock-on. However if while juggling he loses the ball backwards, I cannot see that as a knock-on.