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Correct - it used to be confusing, so they defined a forward pass (in the Definitions) such that it's when the arms move forward - i.e. relative to the player.

Exactly that: LRZ is not a slowcoach, and he wasn't plodding at the time. Straight down relative to his motion is C&O forward.

I don't think "deserve to be sacked" (of her or Gauzere), but I'd expect both of them to reflect and review honestly on a poor performance.

Asking OF if England were robbed by the officials, EJ if...

Are you deliberately twisting my words? I've already explained why it was a bad interview, and since you replied to that you must have read it. "Uninteresting" refers to the only positive thing that...

You're missing the point completely, in the same way she appeared to. Whether an interview is good or not doesn't depend on whether the interviewees were bothered/offended (which is largely...

I don't think anyone's sticking up for the persecutors, there's unanimous agreement that personal abuse is completely out of line. But was "toxic, embarrassing, disgraceful, appalling" applied to...

Agreed, I said "not entirely hers" meaning she shares the blame with others :)



I've not seen the abuse, only that she found it unacceptable. There's a huge continuum of hostility, from "that...

I don't think so. If in the first case the player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, but they catch it before it hits the ground, it's not a knock on. So the final clause applies to...

I agree with Didds. It wasn't probing, insightful journalism, it was prodding for a sensational soundbite. But she's surely guided/encouraged in that direction by her employers (or was selected for...

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/pascal-gauzere-admits-errors-england-wales-225164

Pascal Gauzere also gives his view: Both were errors.

Spot on call.

I reffed a match in early 2017 where both teams and one of the coaches were convinced that the LO was for the offending side because the PK had bounced before going into touch. I thought I was going...

Point 2, per the definition: Before the original player can catch it.

Batting it backwards, flailing out a leg to kick it forwards following a fumble, etc... doesn't count.

ISTR this...

In some cases there's the question of whether this is also valid for a tackle-with-offside-lines - it's a blind spot in the laws at the moment, but moving the ball away from the tackle area should...

A High Reward relative to a red card would have to be a try at least. These are tackles, clearouts, fends, the basics really - and they get picked up quite commonly. High Risk, Low Reward.

Hi feet left the ground, the next contact was grounding the ball in the try area. I'm not sure what else to call it than diving to score.

I agree that a successful tackle into touch wouldn't /...

You can't ping Jonny May for jumping on the basis he might be flipped and land on his head; 9.11 only applies to recklessly endangering *other players*. If you're going to protect players from...

Bad: there were knock-ons and forward passes missed on both sides, and some foul play missed (a seatbelt tackle by Itoje, and the Italian clearout that blew the England flanker's knee). The first...

"Can the team ask for the penalty?" Of course they can ask, but advantage in rugby is at the discretion of the ref, not the team. Don't forget that the freedom to choose the DG is a (concrete,...

The problem is that the link is geoblocked outside England.



In law, yes. As game management: it's expected that grounding has to be fast, it's a lot easier to be consistent with that, and...

The only link it returns is one to the OP in this thread.

True :D But from the context that there was a wrestle on the ground to touch down...

Six Nations coming up this weekend!

I can't see the link.

If he touched it down, it's a try - you can't give a PT for preventing a try with foul play if the try is scored. If he didn't touch down, it's held up. There are no...

"Sir, I think you mean fewer..."

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