David J.
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I know this has been discussed before, but the threads are long and divergent and I can't tell if there's any consensus, except that the law isn't crystal clear.
This is the scenario I encountered on Saturday.
Green 10 kicks from inside his 22. Ball heads towards touch, and Red 14 jumps over the touch line and bats it back into the field of play landing in touch. AR flags. No problem at this point, our understanding is that's in touch.
But who's lineout is it? Is it Red's or Green's?
And, as a corollary, if the Green 10 had been in front of the 22...where would the lineout be?
The AR (a more experienced ref than I) called it for Red, which I agreed with, but had some reservations in my mind.
This is the scenario I encountered on Saturday.
Green 10 kicks from inside his 22. Ball heads towards touch, and Red 14 jumps over the touch line and bats it back into the field of play landing in touch. AR flags. No problem at this point, our understanding is that's in touch.
But who's lineout is it? Is it Red's or Green's?
And, as a corollary, if the Green 10 had been in front of the 22...where would the lineout be?
The AR (a more experienced ref than I) called it for Red, which I agreed with, but had some reservations in my mind.