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It is legal, but it is not a tackle as the ball carrier is never held.
However, a trip - with the leg - is illegal.

Also if you are already off your feet, I think you are out of the game until...

I believe in the American game the captain that did not make the choice in the first half gets to make the choice between kicking or receiving.
So if you want to receive in the second half, which...

In Superbowl LV Tampa Bay were attempting a field goal when Kansas City gave away a penalty. After the flag was thrown -so effectively while plying advantage - the kick was good.

Tampa Bay decided...

I thought in the professional game a ruck forms when the referee calls ruck.
As I recall Barnes had not called it a ruck so was still applying tackle laws.

I did not think it was as harsh as the...

Not coming through the gate.
The ball had been dislodged but was still within a metre of the tackle, so the tackle had not ended under 14.11.c.
Law says area not zone but zone is probably a...

Can Root play rugby? Can't be a worse captain than Farrell.

To me it took less time than the Wasp 9 did at rucks. But I might be the teaniest bit biased.

I always thought a rolling maul was when the ball was moved to the back and the ball carrier and some freinds broke off and set up a new maul hopefully with numerical advantage. The defenders have to...

I a tackle they are permitted to place the ball immediately.

But
"Once the ruck is formed no player may handle the ball unless they were able to get their hands on the ball before the ruck formed...

The breakdown is a mess, but how much of that is because referees let players break the law to keep the game flowing - only to create turgid play.

But even with that the penalty count is...

Makes it hard to score a drop goal it the ball cannot go over head height.

I know Hockey has managed to control high balls and sticks - and does permit high balls if they land safely.
I am not...

Dickie E
I can understand that, after all highlight reels from the old days are full of the skillful kicks and ignore all the boring running and passing that wastes so much time in the modern game.

But also we must not let the tackled player play the ball back with their hands when the ball has been lost to the other team. I spotted one with the clock on 49 minutes in the ireland - Italy game.

My solution would be to look at changing the ball to one that is less aerodynamic.
Not necessarily the old wet leather - perhaps a lighter ball would be less stable.
Anything to eliminate the...

I believe the NCA is looking at 16th Jan

I believe Amazon lets you turn it off.

The penalty was about 10 metres out, so they chose to kick for touch.
The Irish line out was not working, and the English stole it.
The scrum was doing a little better - but it was not the best...

In the same match Ireland had a penalty advantage when they were held up over the gain line.
Could the Ireland captain have asked to take the 5m scrum instead of going back?

What did other people make of England's line out tactics against Georgia?

The match was on Amazon Prime, I am not sure I can post links to the video.

It seemed to me that on their own throw...

If we cannot determine whether the ball is in touch with a team of four - what hope does the solo referee on the back pitch have.

And the TJ or AR must keep their flag up

6.26
c When the ball is thrown in, the assistant referee or touch judge lowers the flag, with the following exceptions:

i When the player throwing...

As with all cases where a referee ignores the laws in the interest of "getting on with it" you need to ask why can't the players abide by the laws.

There is a prohibition against using hands in...

Sounds like a black mark for the Assistant referee in the debreif.

The original question used the word substitution - this means replacing an injured player. Unless 3.34 is in force such a player may not re-enter play - 3.21

However, if they were tactically...

Law 18.35 says:



My emphasis - but I beleive any other player includes the opposition.