winchesterref
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Blue ball carrier 5m out from defending try line goes into contact. 2 x Red defenders attempt to make a tackle and end up pulling the Blue shirt over his head (tackle was legal, Blue wriggled).
Blue keeps moving forwards and his shirt comes off his head, down his arms and smothers the ball (which is in 2 hands).
Red fail to execute the tackle well and go to ground over the try line with Blue ball carrier (made the tackle), who has possession inside his shirt (Red cannot access the ball) and "grounds" it on/in his clothing (no fault of his own, Red instigated removal of his shirt).
9.A.1 talks of grounding the ball for a try.
Try or no try in this case?
Blue keeps moving forwards and his shirt comes off his head, down his arms and smothers the ball (which is in 2 hands).
Red fail to execute the tackle well and go to ground over the try line with Blue ball carrier (made the tackle), who has possession inside his shirt (Red cannot access the ball) and "grounds" it on/in his clothing (no fault of his own, Red instigated removal of his shirt).
9.A.1 talks of grounding the ball for a try.
Try or no try in this case?