@HeynsJean68833@Rugby_Scoop JW is offside, but simply standing offside is not an offense, or illegal in rugby - you just can't take part in the game or influence play, until you put yourself onside, which JW is trying to do. So, first offence is LJ tackling the man without the ball, out of ruck context.
@Rugby_Scoop Respecfully, I do. The nuanced detail here is the fact that JW is not part of the ruck, nor even part of the gate, as he is standing outside the width boundary.And don't tell me,tell World Rugby-they wrote the https://t.co/cQRxweOGex should really know this.
@Rugby_Scoop Would the result have been different. No. Well done AB's on a really good win. It is just that the game deserves consistency, which it isn't getting atm.
@Rugby_Scoop To add.Referees look for red flags if players becomes illegal targets if they are completely detached from the immediate contest. One is passive body language - backs are turned, they are retreating, or hands on knees showing zero intent to contest the ball.JW is doing 2/3.
@KupeTheGreat@bensmithrugby I was always taught to take kicks when you can. It creates doubt and builds scoreboard pressure. 16-19 down. A sitter penalty. 19-19. Parity. Go again. When did this mindset change?
@scubalemmer@SardieqWP The NZ forward never attempts to wrap his left arm for the tackle, so it's a shoulder charge - think Farrell on Esterhuizen a few years back.
@Raely22@malindiDci@WorldRugby A 9 can roll the ball in a ruck but once he picks it up off the ground he's fair game. What I am unsure about is how the 1m rule would apply if he did pick it up in the ruck.
@Raely22@WorldRugby Technically correct but I think referee's are applying logic to keep games alive. Forwards can't play the ball as they are part of the ruc. NZ are never winning the ruck so digging it out makes sense. The game has other laws needing attention, like skew scrum put-ins.
@Brendennel In English football,20 years after gambling companies could put logos on the front of premiership shirts, clubs have voluntarily voted to ban https://t.co/cGVpcSbF6A does not have the financial pull of football and needs the money to survive.There's no easy solution I'm afraid.