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Here are some questions about a game we all saw. There was a maul that was pulled down by Fiji near the goal line and referee Peyper awarded a penalty try. 17.4 (f) When players of the team who are not in possession of the ball in the maul voluntarily leave the maul such that there are no...

NZ v England - Eden Park 2014 Mike Brown of England has the ball and is over the NZ goal line and may have scored a try. Jaco Peyper asks TMO Ayoub if there is any reason etc. It appeared that Brown had his own arm between the ground and the ball. Ayoub replied that there was no NZ arm...

The Highlanders have the ball near half way. Player A passes the ball to the right to Player B as Player C (on the outside of B but in front of him) runs forward and slightly to his left, to take out a defender who is moving over to where the play is going. Contact is made about 8 metres in...

Some questions regarding goal- and other lines. Pardon non-law language. When a player has his foot on the 22 line he can kick the ball directly into touch and his side can gain ground because he is deemed to be kicking from within the 22. Similarly, when he has his foot on his own...

In the 23rd minute Bernard Foley of the Waratahs restarts after a Brumbies' try; the ball sails toward Bumbies' player Henry Speight, who is standing outside the field of play and attempting to effect a kick directly into touch by catching the ball on the full. The TV replay showed that the...

:aus:Pardon a query from a non-referee, especially if it has been addressed before. There was an incident in the Wales v Oz test last week that I was curious about. A defender got binned for an early tackle near his own goal line but the referee did not award a penalty try. The facts of the...