Dummy Tap
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Dickie E
Referees in Australia
I suppose it is but it concerns me a bit that you'd ask this question.
Blue has ball on ground for a tap PK & Red is back 10.
Blue player swings his foot near ball & Red advance. Blue player: "ref, ref, they're all offside!"
Surely its a quick whistle and "Red, please retire 10" and "Blue, stop dicking around and kick the ball"
Blue has ball on ground for a tap PK & Red is back 10.
Blue player swings his foot near ball & Red advance. Blue player: "ref, ref, they're all offside!"
Surely its a quick whistle and "Red, please retire 10" and "Blue, stop dicking around and kick the ball"
thepercy
Referees in America
This was from a game I was watching today, Black vs Blue. 5m PK. Black fainted at the tap, some Blue players jumped a bit, then while they retreated, Black tapped and ran in for the score while they were moving back to the goal line.
Blue captain asked about it and the referee said it was fine and he didn't have a problem with it.
Blue captain asked about it and the referee said it was fine and he didn't have a problem with it.
I'd have the medics on if he fainted.
I'd have had a quiet word if he feinted
thepercy
Referees in America
Indeed. (Turns out my phone autocorrects feinting to fainting)
Would you award the try, then say 'don't do that again'.
Or
Peep. 'No we are going to redo that. No feinting'.
This was a TV match with professional and international players, so harder to have a quiet word.
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thepercy
Referees in America
All Blacks vs Bulls
5:30 on highlights
31st minute on game clock
5:30 on highlights
31st minute on game clock
for those outside of that region here is a look at it being "a smart play", but maybe not intentional.
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Oh dear!
Ciaran Trainor
Referees in England
That was intentional. I'd say this law is better.
9.27 A player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship.Sanction Penalty.
I think if it happened in my game I'd use ask, tell, penalise but would not allow the try and would order the pen to be retaken initially.
9.27 A player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship.Sanction Penalty.
I think if it happened in my game I'd use ask, tell, penalise but would not allow the try and would order the pen to be retaken initially.
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If you're saying "don't do that again" I don't think you can reasonably allow what happened after teh thing that they weren't supposed to do.