Dangerous Play vs Foul Play - Assistant Referee Question

[Dickie E]

Generally speaking an AR can flag for any Law 10 offence.

[analyzer_mike]

Generally speaking an AR can flag for any Law 10 offence.

Thanks for the info

well...a situation occured yesterday..i was the AR..at a time..there was a ruck...the ball possesion is at blue..red 7 retiring to the offside line..but before he get back to the offside line..the ball was out from the ruck and red's 7 join the play... i had shouted to the player that he is offside and do not interfere with the play but he join the play...no comm set were used and the referee did not hear me..after that knock on occured by the blue and red get the scrum...

My question is...should i approach the ref in the field to report the offside?

Thanks

[didds]

Is that not offside rather than foul play?

didds

[Davet]

Mike - the AR reports foul play - offside is not foul play.

Had the ref asked you report such things?

Jdeagro - contact in the linout can vary enormously - you say pulled, pushed, tugged - well it may or may not be dangerous; you need to judge if the action is liable to result in injury (whether it actually does so or not is irrelevant).

Depending on the circumstances at the time - jumper at top of jump, how much of a contact, conditions, etc. etc. - you will need to make a judgement.

That requires experience - so i repeat my prevuous advice - go and WATCH lots of games at the level you will be operating at, see how they go, see what your peers do, understand what the players are doing and their level of skill - then you have some background to make a judgement from.

[Dixie]

Thanks. I guess I wrapped my head around it better from all your responses. In particular, during lineouts would you consider it dangerous play if a jumper pushed/pulled/tugged down on another jumper?

At the lineout, jumpers should be looking to play the ball not the man. Anything that looks like playing the man, particularly at the lower levels, is probably worth penalising to set out your stall. There is one exception - players arms when trying to go for the ball may become entangled. If as a result there is contact with the man, try not to penalise. But contrary to my usual stance (ping the action, not the outcome), this is an area where if the jumper is destabilised by accidental contact and falls out of control, a PK (but not card) may well be justified, to dampen down the flashpoint and to set out the stall for future lineouts.

Law 19.10 (g) Lowering a Player. Players who support a jumping team-mate must lower that player to the ground as soon as the ball has been won by a player of either team.
Sanction: Free Kick on the 15-metre line

as the law also said that a jumping team mate must lower the player..so if the jumping team mate just release the jumper on the air..we can give a free kick to the team rite?

That is correct. Like all offences, if it is marginal you may choose to let it go. There's a big difference between letting a guy go as you thrust him up, and letting him go 5cm from the ground having lowered him almost 2m. Ultimately, you have a safety tolerance, and you exercise your judgement - don't referee like a robot.

Welcome to the forums, Analyze_Mike.

[Davet]

Dixie - good, even excellent, advice for a ref.

The thread is about AR duties.