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And at a later match WB's view held sway.

It was a knock-on by the Irish player behind the 'juggler', as confirmed by the TMO. I think that it is perfectly clear that the 'juggling' was not deemed to be a knock-on (as, from memory, the last...

It would be a great pity if he had nothing to (self-)learn after a top international game - where to go?!

You make three very valid points, in a thoroughly decent manner. They are definitely...

Cue OB to explain that the original point of the game was to score goals, through winning the opportunity to attempt (='try') the kick.

But I would certainly vote to halve the time allowed for PK...

Really? Examples? 5 secs is (approximately): "thousand and one, thousand and two, thousand and three, thousand and four, thousand and five" not "one ... two ... three ... four ... five". If being...

It is an Under 15 Regulation in England. Says it all really.

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My point is that it is simpler to penalise when it is easy to discriminate between actions. It is not possible to tell whether a step out of the line is permitted or not as...

It was what the TMO stated.

Particularly when changing positions (18.17a) and peeling (to receive the ball, 18.28) are permitted; it is not as though every change in the straight lines is liable to penalty.

I don't often praise ITV, but the EvF post-match interviews were delivered respectfully as part of the match coverage entertainment.

Equity trumps process? The referee has to be allowed to change his mind (because to do otherwise would be perverse, regardless of a tight interpretation of 6.14). However it should be his decision,...

FTFY!

Agreed

Having just watched it, it would have been very harsh to have penalised any-one in that play. I would word the situation differently: as Curry lands on his back the ball drops onto his chest from the...

What Law would prevent them doing so? It is a normal PK, after time has elapsed.

As the ball was dead (but the half is not up) where play would re-start after a conversion - at the centre.

There is a difference between time being up and the end of the half. Once the referee declares that the half is ended, it is, surprisingly, ended. Until then, play out the penalties (and FKs and the...

I've changed my mind - 5.7b "A half ends ... unless the referee awards a ... penalty." He has awarded a penalty, so the half continues after time has expired.

Would seem to me to be a very sensible move to indicate that the player is not making any move that can be interpreted to be 'advancing to kick' (because of course that's when the opposition can...

It mainly seems to be the Americans who equate an ankle tap to a 'trip', which is prohibited. In UK English a trip is a lower lib on leg action, not an upper limb on leg.

This, but with a pause after the catch - if the throwing team wish to move the ball away from the LO immediately then they should be allowed to do so. If they wish to form a maul along the line of...

He was offside at the tackle, which was not complete because the ball was still close enough to be in the area of the tackle. Law 14.10c.

Agreed

http://www.rugbyrefs.com/showthread.php?18504-Highest-rugby-ground-in-England

Clever - did you get to whistle that match?