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sometime towards the end of SA v Fr QF4, SA - just about 76:04 or thereabouts - are deep in Frances half. A ruck forms, SA ball. A French player 9blue 4) is offside following a previous tackle and sensibly stays behind the ruck, crouching, to minimise any possible interference and PK until after FdK has passed the ball away.
FgK does indeed pass the ball away, straight into the semi prone French player and appeals for a (presumably PK).. Whilst we cannot know for sure obviously it looks like a deliberate act ie passing into the player.
The ref awards a scrummage TO France for a subsequent accidental offside from the ricochets off other SA players subsequently.
I had a sneaking vague recollection that deliberately throwing the ball into an opponent was a PK against the thrower?
The other variable in this was that Pollard (I think - Green 12) was back in a pocket for a DG and it could be that the FdK pass to 12 WAS the plan... and blue 4 was in fact just in the way, genuinely . In which case why wouldnt blue 4 have been offisde,as he possibly DID influence the pass enough etc ?
Ive only got this still which isnt great - best seen on a video at 76:04 game time if you have access to one (UK=ITVX=https://www.itv.com/watch/rugby-world-cup/2a4138)
FgK does indeed pass the ball away, straight into the semi prone French player and appeals for a (presumably PK).. Whilst we cannot know for sure obviously it looks like a deliberate act ie passing into the player.
The ref awards a scrummage TO France for a subsequent accidental offside from the ricochets off other SA players subsequently.
I had a sneaking vague recollection that deliberately throwing the ball into an opponent was a PK against the thrower?
The other variable in this was that Pollard (I think - Green 12) was back in a pocket for a DG and it could be that the FdK pass to 12 WAS the plan... and blue 4 was in fact just in the way, genuinely . In which case why wouldnt blue 4 have been offisde,as he possibly DID influence the pass enough etc ?
Ive only got this still which isnt great - best seen on a video at 76:04 game time if you have access to one (UK=ITVX=https://www.itv.com/watch/rugby-world-cup/2a4138)