Ireland v Italy kick off

[jcas1403]

Just watching the six nations game ireland v italy... from the kick off Italy kick the ball into the irish in goal area, Irish player grounds the ball without hesitation, referee awards a 22 drop out...

reading rule 13, would it not be a scrum on the halfway or ask the italian to kick off again?

 

[threegatesexpress]

Correct, Law 13.9(b) - Ireland scrum at half-way line or Italy kick again.

Ireland then took 22 drop out and gave ball back to Italy. They should be embarrassed as professionals that they didn't know that they should be retaining the ball instead of kicking back to their opponents.

 

[Rawling]

And yet they do know the Law regarding an unsuccessful maul direct from a kick :smile:

 

[irishref]

are you blaming the players for a ref's mistake?

 

[threegatesexpress]

are you blaming the players for a ref's mistake?

the referee is primarily accountable for what happens next after the ball goes dead, because he makes a decision. however, when the ball goes dead in in-goal or from a kick-off there are generally options available. maybe ireland didn't have to give possession to their opposition if they had known their options? i guess we'll never know.....

 

[Dixie]

Richie McCaw would have reminded the ref of the option ...

 

[crossref]

It's a three way option isn't it? The defenders can choose kick again, scrum or 22.
Perhaps it was they eho had the brain fart ... and chose 22

 

[Treadmore]

^ scrum or kick again only, 13.9(b)

 

[Buck1969]

Craig Joubert acknowledges his mistake on those two points of Law.

http://www.sareferees.co.za/news/ref_news/2851344.htm

 

[baftabill]

respect

 

[ddjamo]

has he come clean regarding the rwc final?

ooops...that just slipped out...

 

[Dickie E]

ooops...that just slipped out...

must be an American thing