Recent content by Dickie E

I'd have no problem with your scenario as long as the player on ground makes a prompt & genuine effort to exit the ruck east/west

The backline is one thing, you've also got the defending lineout participants to consider. If the tail gunner ends up next to the SH when the ball eventually comes off the top, this won't be a "manage" situation. Unless the pause at the top is egregious (ie > 2 or 3 seconds), I'd view this as a...

the issue there is that you might have a club that doesn't host many games but does a bang up job of looking after the refs. You're trying to apply an objective outcome to what is very much a subjective matter so there will always be difficulties. Like trying to objectively & arithmetically...

Maybe even zombie ball? 😀

Looks like the new ground will be built near the cemetery... hope its not an omen 😬

The wording suggests to me that using your head as a weapon is only illegal if it is dangerous to others, not yourself 🤔

Maybe there's no blazer, but there must be someone that the ref would talk to if, for instance, there was no post pads.

No, no PK. It's play on. The logic is that the high tackle is mitigated down due to the action of the ball carrier and the ball carrier is also not guilty of an offence.

yes, that was me. I sat in a room overlooking the pitch with the folk who did the ground graphics & advertising and the ground announcer. I could hear the ref but couldn't speak to him/her nor any of the other officials. I ran the game time clock which was displayed in the ground and the TV...

TZ ... Twilight Zone? Anyway, was the TZ remote from pitch side? If so, how did you communicate with the #4 official? (eg let him/her know that 9 mins had elapsed & the player could warm up)

Well, if he/she cocked it up, then a bit of drying might be appropriate. Accountability & all that

I think so. Just to clarify because I don't think I was clear. There are now 2 types of RCs in super rugby: 1. If the ref shows a YC for foul play, the TMO automatically has 8 minutes to review and potentially upgrade to a 20 min RC. 2. If the ref shows a RC it will be for egregious foul play...

we've had 20 min RCs in super rugby for a couple of seasons now, and I haven't perceived an increase in outright thuggery

What is the downside to the 20 minute red card? Do some think that it will encourage foul play?

Don't 100% agree because there is some nuance. If the grounding is completed and, while the referee is bring whistle to lips, there is foul play, then the try should be awarded and PK restart. The decision point is the grounding, not the blowing of whistle