Lineout and use of outside arm...?

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Doing a bit of revision ahead of the new season and read the following - Law 18 (Lineout) - 29B "Once the lineout has commenced, any player in the lineout may: Catch or deflect the ball. A jumper may catch or deflect the ball with the outside arm only if they have both hands above their head. Sanction: Free-kick." Always thought that jumpers could only use the INSIDE arm as using the outside arm allowed them to, illegally, lever off opponants with the inside arm. Assume the laws are correct, anyone else believe it's inside arm only?
 

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The Law's correctly written but outside arm can be used ONLY IF both arms are above the head ie so the inside arm can't be used as you describe.
 

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It means that the inside arm can always be used, but the outside arm can be used only if both arms above the head
 

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Back in the 80s use of the outside arm alone was not permitted - partially as a result of levering on an opponent being illegal (another Law). Back in 2003 the (unsimplified) wording was: "When jumping for the ball, a player must use either both hands or the inside arm to try to catch or deflect the ball. The jumper must not use the outside arm alone to try to catch or deflect the ball. If the jumper has both hands above the head either hand may be used to play the ball."
 

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This was really a law that remains from pre-lifting days, when you could jump higher by using your opponents shoulder to push off.
With lifting now allowed this law is really redundant.
 

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This was really a law that remains from pre-lifting days, when you could jump higher by using your opponents shoulder to push off.
With lifting now allowed this law is really redundant.
and generally speaking, and especially at commnity levels - both arms are generally needed to aid the spring, to help the lift.
 

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as long as the throw is straight I'm not going to be too fussed about this.
 

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This was really a law that remains from pre-lifting days, when you could jump higher by using your opponents shoulder to push off.
With lifting now allowed this law is really redundant.
Or barge out (c) Wade Dooley
 

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Doing a bit of revision ahead of the new season and read the following - Law 18 (Lineout) - 29B "Once the lineout has commenced, any player in the lineout may: Catch or deflect the ball. A jumper may catch or deflect the ball with the outside arm only if they have both hands above their head. Sanction: Free-kick." Always thought that jumpers could only use the INSIDE arm as using the outside arm allowed them to, illegally, lever off opponants with the inside arm. Assume the laws are correct, anyone else believe it's inside arm only?
Thanks to everyone for their replies. The “both hands above their head” element is the critical phrase then. I’ll generally be refereeing juniors so suspect this will not come up but worth asking the question. Have a good season Northern hemisphere refs👍
 

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Doing a bit of revision ahead of the new season and read the following - Law 18 (Lineout) - 29B "Once the lineout has commenced, any player in the lineout may: Catch or deflect the ball. A jumper may catch or deflect the ball with the outside arm only if they have both hands above their head. Sanction: Free-kick." Always thought that jumpers could only use the INSIDE arm as using the outside arm allowed them to, illegally, lever off opponants with the inside arm. Assume the laws are correct, anyone else believe it's inside arm only?

Shift the bold and it becomes more clear... A jumper may catch or deflect the ball with the outside arm only if they have both hands above their head.
 

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needs an Oxford comma

A jumper may catch or deflect the ball with the outside arm, only if they have both hands above their head.
 

tim White


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Can we have a random apostrophe please -they seem very popular.
 
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