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Two unusual things happened in the third test
1. A high kicked ball struck the spider-cam support wires
NO said "50/50 Play on", which IMO (unless there has been specific ruling to cover this) is incorrect and a Law error.
[LAWS]Law 19 Definitions
The ball is in touch when it is not being carried by a player and it touches the
touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline."[/LAWS]
IMO, since the spider-cam support wires are attached to support structures that are in touch, that puts the wires in touch as well. If power wires crossing the pitch, or a tree branch protruding into the playing area are in touch/touch in goal, the the support wires should be too.
2. The AR pushed Steven Moore in the back as he was throwing into a line-out.
I don't know what to make of this, and I cannot see anything in Law that would rectify it.
Should Steven Moore have gone to NO and said he was pushed by the AR? Can he do that?
I see this as distinctly different form the scenario where a referee gets in the way of a player; the referee has to be somewhere, but the AR has no requirement to be anywhere else at the line-out other than in a position to mark the LoT.
Opinions?
1. A high kicked ball struck the spider-cam support wires
NO said "50/50 Play on", which IMO (unless there has been specific ruling to cover this) is incorrect and a Law error.
[LAWS]Law 19 Definitions
The ball is in touch when it is not being carried by a player and it touches the
touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline."[/LAWS]
IMO, since the spider-cam support wires are attached to support structures that are in touch, that puts the wires in touch as well. If power wires crossing the pitch, or a tree branch protruding into the playing area are in touch/touch in goal, the the support wires should be too.
2. The AR pushed Steven Moore in the back as he was throwing into a line-out.
I don't know what to make of this, and I cannot see anything in Law that would rectify it.
Should Steven Moore have gone to NO and said he was pushed by the AR? Can he do that?
I see this as distinctly different form the scenario where a referee gets in the way of a player; the referee has to be somewhere, but the AR has no requirement to be anywhere else at the line-out other than in a position to mark the LoT.
Opinions?