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karlitob wrote: »

I know what your point was - He also told Donnacha O Callaghan after that play that the ruck was over and ball was playable. If theres no ruck, then open play then go in and fetch it out. And since he did reach in, then obviously he can reach in. Players in the ruck cannot put hands on the ruck but players outside the ruck can reach in and get the ball if its availabke. Boss was not part of the ruck before it did not become a ruck because all the ruck players fell on the ground.

They didnt turn it over in contact, the players fell onto the ground - ruck over. Ball in open play.

Also, you cant just 'shoe' in a ruck,. You have to drive/ruck over the ball. If scrum halves do stick their foot in its because they dont want to knock it on and want to pull it out into a better position to grab it..

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Ok they start out bound over the ball (ruck) but fall over, when this happens the ruck ends and the ball is in open play?

castie

karlitob wrote: »

I know what your point was - He also told Donnacha O Callaghan after that play that the ruck was over and ball was playable. If theres no ruck, then open play then go in and fetch it out. And since he did reach in, then obviously he can reach in. Players in the ruck cannot put hands on the ruck but players outside the ruck can reach in and get the ball if its availabke. Boss was not part of the ruck before it did not become a ruck because all the ruck players fell on the ground.

They didnt turn it over in contact, the players fell onto the ground - ruck over. Ball in open play.

Also, you cant just 'shoe' in a ruck,. You have to drive/ruck over the ball. If scrum halves do stick their foot in its because they dont want to knock it on and want to pull it out into a better position to grab it..

I dont think the ruck ending like that is quite right.
As theres plenty of examples of rucks where people are off there feet and scrumhalf hasnt taken the ball but players arent running around to steal it.

Magic Eight Ball

Is there actually an official length of time when advantage is given to a side? I ask this because in the last few weeks alone between internationals and league games I’ve seen the duration change from mere 30 seconds to a side going through multiple phases before being called back.

I can’t seem to see any consistency with referees. Sure sometimes the same ref isn’t even consistent with it.

Can anyone shed some light?

Tim Robbins

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Is there actually an official length of time when advantage is given to a side? I ask this because in the last few weeks alone between internationals and league games I’ve seen the duration change from mere 30 seconds to a side going through multiple phases before being called back.

I can’t seem to see any consistency with referees. Sure sometimes the same ref isn’t even consistent with it.

Can anyone shed some light?

You're supposed to let it go until there's been a tactical or territorial advantage. In my book, once the attacking team are in the other team's half there's a chance they could have gone for posts and scored, on a penalty advantage so I think it's a bit harsh calling advantage over unless they score or get significant advantage - a clean line break. If they don't get that I'd usually go back.

For a knock on advantage, refs would usually call advantage over much quicker -once there's been a gain of any sort and the attacking team are still on the front foot in control of the ball.

Gelio

Just on that advantage length, what is the story if you kick it? As far as I can see, for scrum advantage, it ends when you kick it, but for penalty advantage you see some refs call advantage over when the ball bounces while others call it back when it bounces. Is it a matter of opinion on the refs part?

Downtime

ajeffares wrote: »

Just on that advantage length, what is the story if you kick it? As far as I can see, for scrum advantage, it ends when you kick it, but for penalty advantage you see some refs call advantage over when the ball bounces while others call it back when it bounces. Is it a matter of opinion on the refs part?

As Tim said advantage is territorial or tactical. A penalty advantage is a bigger offence. If you boot the ball down the pitch you have a gain in territory. You need to judge how far the ball has gone, where it has gone, is there an immediate attacking option for the opposition etc. If it is from a knock on a shorter gain in ground would suffice whilst as the the penalty is a bigger offence you look for a bigger gain.

Tim Robbins

One of the best tips I got as a ref was not to bother playing advantage to a team struggling in their own 22 and under pressure. Another good one was to not to keep playing advantage if the attacking team aren't getting quick ball. Obviously these things vary depending on how a match is going but they are things worth thinking about. It's incredible how deep an understanding x - refs and more experienced refs have of the game.

It's all those little things that make the difference. The top refs (the Lewis's and Rolland's) have this all down to a tee.

karlitob

castie wrote: »

I dont think the ruck ending like that is quite right.
As theres plenty of examples of rucks where people are off there feet and scrumhalf hasnt taken the ball but players arent running around to steal it.

I think it is quite right because it is right.

Since this ball was on top of a melee of players then it can't be likened to coming around to steal the ball because the ball is in the middle of the melee with noone over it.

If players have to come around then there are players that are over the ball and therefore the ruck is still ongoing.

The fact remains that the play was allowed to continue - the referee was happy and the reason I gave was the reason the ref gave when he spoke with O Callaghan.

karlitob

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Is there actually an official length of time when advantage is given to a side? I ask this because in the last few weeks alone between internationals and league games I’ve seen the duration change from mere 30 seconds to a side going through multiple phases before being called back.

I can’t seem to see any consistency with referees. Sure sometimes the same ref isn’t even consistent with it.

Can anyone shed some light?

There's no such thing as penalty advantage, knock on advantage, scrum advantage.

Advantage must be "clear and real". Advantage is supposed to be up to the discretion of the referee. Its a good thing that this is allowed happen and not standardised. Thats the reason that we have laws and not rules. Its so the referee can be judicious in his judgement on what he sees in front of him rather than being stuck to rules. Its what makes the game what it is.


Always, play the whistle!!!

I would agree with Tim Robbins. You need to clear your lines. Under pressure in the 22, I would blow it up and offer the team ...whatever.. peno scrum etc.







My gripe is with players who on purpose knock the ball on. The referee is the person who decides when to blow the whistle. The players must play the whistle. If the ref has allowed advantage to happen then the team with the ball must respect that decision and play within the spirit of that decision. So if a player knocks on the ball on purpose I would give a penalty against them.

phog

karlitob wrote: »

My gripe is with players who on purpose knock the ball on. The referee is the person who decides when to blow the whistle. The players must play the whistle. If the ref has allowed advantage to happen then the team with the ball must respect that decision and play within the spirit of that decision. So if a player knocks on the ball on purpose I would give a penalty against them.

My understanding of a penalty advantage is that if you decide that you want the penalty then you cant take a quick one but if the ref stops play to award the penalty then you can take the quick tap. If I'm correct then that means a player or team can let the ref know they want the penalty and some teams (mainly S/H teams) do this by a deliberate knock-on.

cython

karlitob wrote: »

My gripe is with players who on purpose knock the ball on. The referee is the person who decides when to blow the whistle. The players must play the whistle. If the ref has allowed advantage to happen then the team with the ball must respect that decision and play within the spirit of that decision. So if a player knocks on the ball on purpose I would give a penalty against them.

So what would your take be on how Wales got "that" missed Stephen Jones penalty back in 2009? Ref called advantage, and one of them got passed the ball from the ruck, and halfheartedly ran up against O'Gara, practically asking for the penalty - he didn't knock on, but it wasn't exactly playing the whistle either

CatFromHue

i have a question on the tmo that comes from the below article another poster posted.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/12989898.stm

in specific

Referee Knox, officiating in only his 12th league game, ruled out Stoddart's try on advice from television match official (TMO) Marshall Kilgore, even though it was not within the TMO jurisdiction.

if i remember the ball was knocked on about 2 seconds before the try was scored and was critical to the try being scored.

so how was this not within the tmo's jurisdiction

RuggieBear

TMO can only rule on stuff within In-goal area

Taco Corp

RuggieBear wrote: »

TMO can only rule on stuff within In-goal area

I thought the TMO could rule on anything, if asked, in the act of scoring?

RuggieBear

Surley wrote: »

I thought the TMO could rule on anything, if asked, in the act of scoring?

That's what i thought but i looked it up after listening to J Davies whining about it following the scarlets ulster game

IRB LAW wrote:

6.A.6 REFEREE CONSULTING WITH OTHERS

(a) The referee may consult with assistant referees in regard to matters relating to their duties, the Law relating to foul play or timekeeping and may request assistance related to other aspects of the referee’s duties including the adjudication of offside.

(b) A match organiser may appoint an official who uses technological devices. If the referee is unsure when making a decision in in-goal involving a try being scored or a touch down, that official may be consulted.
The official may be consulted if the referee is unsure when making a decision in in-goal with regard to the scoring of a try or a touch down when foul play in in-goal may have been involved.
The official may be consulted in relation to the success or otherwise of kicks at goal.
The official may be consulted if the referee or assistant referees are unsure if a player was or was not in touch when attempting to ground the ball to score a try.
The official may be consulted if the referee or assistant referees are unsure when making a decision relating to touch-in-goal and the ball being made dead if a score may have occurred.
(c) A match organiser may appoint a timekeeper who will signify the end of each half.
(d) The referee must not consult with any other persons.

karlitob

phog wrote: »

My understanding of a penalty advantage is that if you decide that you want the penalty then you cant take a quick one but if the ref stops play to award the penalty then you can take the quick tap. If I'm correct then that means a player or team can let the ref know they want the penalty and some teams (mainly S/H teams) do this by a deliberate knock-on.

Sorry - that doesn't make any sense to me.

If the ref blows a peno then the player with the ball can take a quick one. The ref can let this go or pull it back if he likes depending. If defence are not back 10 then the ref can award a further 10m. You'll often hear players say that he cant take another quick one. I would disagree - he can take another quick one but the ref cant award another 10m if opposition are offside..

Naturally, if its advantage the pay hasn't stopped so how can u take a quick penalty. You already have the advantage - why would you stop and give their players time to retire behind the ball and get set.

karlitob

Surley wrote: »

I thought the TMO could rule on anything, if asked, in the act of scoring?

Yeah, the act of downing the ball. Not the phases of play that led up to it or the hands in the ruck that won the ball etc

Just downing it. Did he down it, was it in touch in goal, was it over the dead ball, was their any foul play in the downing of the ball.


I do miss the excitement of determining whether a players feet hit the corner posts before he touched it down. It was way more fun.

karlitob

cython wrote: »

So what would your take be on how Wales got "that" missed Stephen Jones penalty back in 2009? Ref called advantage, and one of them got passed the ball from the ruck, and halfheartedly ran up against O'Gara, practically asking for the penalty - he didn't knock on, but it wasn't exactly playing the whistle either

The referee of course can decide on advantage or not. It was the last minute of play. If the ref blew up and the Welsh wanted to continue they could simply have taken a quick penalty.

O Gara didnt do anything wrong when he came up to Welsh player. I would have played on. If the ball was stolen then I would have called back for a penalty as advantage wasn't clear or real. If they half heartedly rucked then thats not the refs fault. But deliberate knock ons are not acceptable in my book (or the law book as it happens)

Besides I would have instructed ALL players in the dressing room beforehand about that.

Taco Corp

RuggieBear wrote: »

That's what i thought but i looked it up after listening to J Davies whining about it following the scarlets ulster game

That seems a bit ridiculous that TMO can't check for forward passes and the like when a try is scored.

RuggieBear

Surley wrote: »

That seems a bit ridiculous that TMO can't check for forward passes and the like when a try is scored.

yep but the problem is how far back do you go. Should Nacewa's try yesterday be ruled out?

cython

RuggieBear wrote: »

yep but the problem is how far back do you go. Should Nacewa's try yesterday be ruled out?

There have definitely been cases where the TMO has been consulted outside of those, the one that comes to mind being one of the recent (enough) Munster v Leinster games, where TOL put in a pretty high tackle on Healy, and despite there not being a grounding, or Healy getting into the in goal area, the ref asked the TMO something along the lines of "Was an offence committed against Leinster in the act of scoring a try?" While nothing came of it, there was definitely a review of footage by the TMO, with none of it taking place in-goal, or close enough to really be considered during the act of grounding.

Taco Corp

RuggieBear wrote: »

yep but the problem is how far back do you go. Should Nacewa's try yesterday be ruled out?

Yeah that's a good point. But a lot happened between that pass and Nacewa crossing the line. I think anything 5-10 meters out from the try line would be acceptable for the TMO to look at

Podge_irl

cython wrote: »

There have definitely been cases where the TMO has been consulted outside of those, the one that comes to mind being one of the recent (enough) Munster v Leinster games, where TOL put in a pretty high tackle on Healy, and despite there not being a grounding, or Healy getting into the in goal area, the ref asked the TMO something along the lines of "Was an offence committed against Leinster in the act of scoring a try?" While nothing came of it, there was definitely a review of footage by the TMO, with none of it taking place in-goal, or close enough to really be considered during the act of grounding.

That tackle was within 5m of the line and most definitely stopped Healy from scoring. Potentially borderline, but I think the TMO call was okay.

Edit: sorry, looking at Ruggie's post beforehand I'm wrong. As far as I recall the ref asked the TMO whether a penalty try should have been awarded so maybe that was a workaround

DerTierarzt

Was just wondering under the rules of rugby, if one charges down a conversion attempt (like seen below) but say caught the ball and ran the pitch unchallenged, would he/she be entitled to score a try?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H56q6xXlySY

amacachi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H56q6xXlySY

DerTierarzt

Cheers, couldn't quite figure out how to embed it!

sock puppet

Lol you'd swear the scrumhalf had just scored the match winning try.

Offside

DerTierarzt wrote: »

Was just wondering under the rules of rugby, if one charges down a conversion attempt (like seen below) but say caught the ball and ran the pitch unchallenged, would he/she be entitled to score a try?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H56q6xXlySY

No, there has to be a restart after the conversion attempt so the team who have just conceded have to kick the ball from the half way line at least ten meters.

DerTierarzt

Is it possible to chase up a conversion and catch it on the other side of the posts and score a try?

WeeBushy

DerTierarzt wrote: »

Is it possible to chase up a conversion and catch it on the other side of the posts and score a try?

No, the ball is essentially not in play during a conversion. Its only on play following a restart.