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didds has it about right.

Ball carrier & friends don't break off but drive to the side using the edge player as a pivot. If's useful when the ops are bigger.

It is harder to execute as the...

Not to be pedantic but . . .

As a coach I've always differentiated between between a 'rolling' and 'driving' maul. That seems to have gone out the window.

If his (YC player) time is up then he should be allowed back on and rejoin the game, including taking the conversion kick. If there had been a long period of uninterrupted play and he's been in the...

The OP put them 5m from touch so if they kicked directly to touch to get the throw they wouldn't get much distance unless they had a skilled banana kicker. If they tap, pas and then kick they'd...

Can't off the option.

This is a factor and being on own 5m. So, unless Yellow had a banana-kick specialist they may be looking at their own throw from only 10m.
Since you were just about to call...

13.1. Players, who go to ground to gather the ball or who go to ground with the ball, must
immediately:
a. Get up with the ball; or
b. Play (but not kick) the ball; or
c. Release the ball.
...

This is total crap. Let's start with the Laws:

11.3 A player must not intentionally knock the ball forward with hand or arm.Sanction : Penalty.




Duh! The Law says "intentionally" so how...

The solution wou l d be to run the goal line so that it crosses the posts at the front edge of the padding. Or, more radically, place the posts on the dead-ball line.

I think that it's fair to assume that, unless C & O otherwise, the player is attempting to play the ball with hand or arm. Therefore the default is a knock-on.

That's different from the issue of...

From Definitions:
Knock-on: When a player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a player
hits the ball forward with the hand or arm, or when the ball hits the hand or arm and...

What I envisioned was as described in the OP. I'm envisioning that I see the ball go through the hands and then bounce forward off the chest. I'm envisioning "Play on!".

I agree with this. But . . . applying the laws to the facts is a good place to start. If the ball comes off his hands but goes straight down (not forward) then it's "Play on!" even though there's...

I don't agree with this. Call it as you see it. The expected call may be 'knock-on' but the correct call is 'play-on'. The players will respect you if your call is consistent with what you saw.
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Real scenario (maybe). Tackle, ball placed well back, keeps hand on ball, teammate latches, opponent counter rucks, hand keeps ball back. You've allowed the tackled player to lay there and keep his...

Law reference?

And how does "Touched in flight" play into the Laws? Do you have a reference? If not, then it's a meaningless term re. refereeing the game.

7. Tackled players must immediately :
a. Make the ball available so that play can continue by releasing, passing or pushing the ball in any direction except forward. They may place the ball in any...

The issue resolves itself if you consider whether the ball is going up from a kick (charge down so no 10m law in effect) or coming down from a kick (10m law in effect even when played by opponent).

Now we enter the realm of word play.

Is it a "charge down" if the ball continues to rise after contact with the opponent but travels toward the kickers goal? I'd say "Yes" but if we get picky...

If you apply the criteria for charge-down "Was the ball on the rise?" then it shakes out the differences.

You forhot to say "Honestly, . . ."

I don't think we should look to knock-on law for a definition of charge down as it wouldn't be pertinent if the ball didn't go forward and therefor wouldn't be referenced.

I think we can agree...

"Manage it".

Red score in the corner. Red teammates retire to their own 10m to receive the kick-off. Wind blows the ball off the tee three times as the sleet comes at you horizontally. You turn...

Se Damo post #26.

This (tee carrier holding) has about zero material effect (unless he kicked). Far less than a SH switching sides or no ops in the tram lines.

So . . . to thoroughly hi-jack this thread (which has...