At 1:06 on the YouTube clock, Black 9 makes a break and is tackled just short of the line. As the players continue to slide, black 9 reaches forward looking to ground the ball when he reaches the goal line. However, just before his arm/hand holding the ball reaches the goal line, blue 11 dives and knocks the ball from black 9's grasp just before the goal line. Unfortunately, I don't have the definitive front on view (need to wait for full game to be uploaded). This is in the same phase of play where, as you will see from the highlights, Stephen Luatua gets a RC for a high contact on a player without the ball.
I thought the TMO should have looked at the actions of 11 blue whose actions would have been legal in-goal but I suppose my question is, should the decision have been a PT to the Chiefs as blue 11 went off his feet and knocked the ball from black 9 in the field of play instead of going back for the PK from the Luatua incident?
Anyone else watch the game?
I thought the TMO should have looked at the actions of 11 blue whose actions would have been legal in-goal but I suppose my question is, should the decision have been a PT to the Chiefs as blue 11 went off his feet and knocked the ball from black 9 in the field of play instead of going back for the PK from the Luatua incident?
Anyone else watch the game?