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Note that on the Sareferees site the referenced law reads:
The non-offending team-may choose to take the penalty kick either at the place of infringement, where the ball lands, or where it was next played.
The current law reads:
The non-offending team may choose to take the penalty kick either at the place of infringement, where the ball lands or or where it was next played.
Did the removal of the comma change the options available from 3 to 2?
Just had a chance to watch the Bath v Exeter clip and JPD is very clear that he gives the penalty for obstruction not a late tackle, hence the mark needn't have come in 15. JPD quite right in fact, SARefs quite right in law but wrong as to what actually happened.
Did the removal of the comma change the options available from 3 to 2?
Note that on the Sareferees site the referenced law reads:
The non-offending team-may choose to take the penalty kick either at the place of infringement, where the ball lands, or where it was next played.
The current law reads:
The non-offending team may choose to take the penalty kick either at the place of infringement, where the ball lands or or where it was next played.
Did the removal of the comma change the options available from 3 to 2?
C&O a typo.
And the clause with an "or" clearly provides an option, so three options remain.
didds
Two places for the PK. 1st option is at the place of infringement while the 2nd one is where the ball lands and if the ball doesn't land but is caught or played/touched by an opponent, then that is the place for the 2nd option.
C&O a typo.
And the clause with an "or" clearly provides an option, so three options remain.
didds
The non-offending team have the Option to take the penalty kick either:
i) at the place of infringement, or
ii) where the ball lands. Exception: unless it was played before/as it landed, in which case the option is to take the kick from where the ball was played
But it's obstruction of someone who has just kicked the ball, so law 10.4 (o) still applies.
[LAWS]10.4 (o) Late-charging the kicker. A player must not intentionally charge or obstruct an opponent
who has just kicked the ball.
Sanction: The non-offending team may choose to take the penalty kick either at the place
of infringement, where the ball lands or or where it was next played.[/LAWS]
If it was a simple case of obstruction, then there would be no option of "where the ball lands". It would just be a penalty at the place of the offence.
I think on the audio you can hear a player asking him about the location of the penalty and he even says "no, it's here because it was just obstruction".