Had this in today's game and I could only shake my head and laugh.
Very competitive game with several know-it-alls on both teams, so I had to keep my wits about me.
Blue scores a try just inside the left upright, and #10 lines up for the conversion. He places the tee and begins to set the ball up right in the middle of the posts. The conversation then goes like this:
Me: "The try was scored over here so this is where the mark is"
#10 : "But if you score between the posts, you can kick it anywhere"
Me: "No, the conversion must be in line with where the try is scored"
#10: "34 years I've been playing and you have just gone and changed the laws today"
Me: "Nowhere in the law book does it state that a conversion can be taken anywhere between the posts in this situation"
#10(Annoyed): "I don't read the bloody law book"
Me: "Maybe you should, and you'll take the kick over here"
Very competitive game with several know-it-alls on both teams, so I had to keep my wits about me.
Blue scores a try just inside the left upright, and #10 lines up for the conversion. He places the tee and begins to set the ball up right in the middle of the posts. The conversation then goes like this:
Me: "The try was scored over here so this is where the mark is"
#10 : "But if you score between the posts, you can kick it anywhere"
Me: "No, the conversion must be in line with where the try is scored"
#10: "34 years I've been playing and you have just gone and changed the laws today"
Me: "Nowhere in the law book does it state that a conversion can be taken anywhere between the posts in this situation"
#10(Annoyed): "I don't read the bloody law book"
Me: "Maybe you should, and you'll take the kick over here"