Ball dislodged or ripped in a tackle

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I think the original thread is well and truly off topic now, so starting again as I think this topic is actually quite interesting , would be be interested in comments

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Anyway - back to the OP - here's a clearer table of the differences between the 2017 and 2018 Law books

Tackler Action	Ball Direction	2017	2018	Clarification
Red tackler happens to dislodge ball from Blue hands	Toward Red DBL	12.Defn.Para 3 Knock on by Blue		2014/1 Knock on By Blue
Red tackler happens to dislodge ball from Blue hands	Toward Blue DBL		11.2 Knock On by Red
Red tackler rips or deliberately knocks ball from Blue’s hands	Toward Red DBL	12.Defn.Para 4 Play On	11.5.b Play On	2011/4 & 2014/1 Play On
Red tackler rips or deliberately knocks ball from Blue’s hands	Toward Blue DBL			2011/4 Knock On by Red

 

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I think that 11.2 is quite interesting as it plugs a gap . I don't think that scenario was ever spelt out before

 

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I have added this one the table of differences.

It's quite an odd one - I can't make up my mind whether 2018/11.2 is an error, and that it was intended to be the same as 2017/Def/P3 or whether it was deliberate, to fill the gap.

On its own 2018/11.2 does seem completely sensible, but it does create a curious outcome, in the scenario where a tackler makes contact with the ball, ball comes loose - the 'loose carry' it’s always a knock on, to one team or the other, depending on which way the ball goes.