Pegleg
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So you do not allow a player/team to turn down advantage?
That's not the same question though is it.
Ref calls "Offside red 12. Penalty advantage Blue".
Blue Captain says: " Can we have the PK please"
That's fair enough.
Ref (playing advantage) "OK that's going nowhere. Blue captain Do you want to call Advantage over and it's a scrum here or Go back for the PK over there?"
For me that is not on.
Looking at the scenario I mentioned earlier where advantage is being played but the ball is held up before going to in goal. The outcome is now very different. Advantage was still "live" we go back to a PK (with a scrum option) If advantage is over then the scrum is now to the other side. A very different picture.
Ref is effectively saying: "Boys I 'm not sure what to do here. So Captain do you want no advantage and a PK to you or advantage over and a scrum to them?" Sorry that sends all thewrong messages to the players.
Law 6.A.4(a) & 6.A.7(e) Put the call in the referees hands firmly. the ref consults only in hte sense of options. IF the referee feels advantage is over (that is his judgement of fact) then the options that come as a result should be offered as required. IF the referee feels advantage was not over / gained (again soley his judgement) he then offers any appropriate options.