Steve70
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U13 match. Red v purple.
Purple 7 takes ball into maul. Purple drive forwards. Players come out of maul as it twists and drives forwards. Then, all that's left is purple 7 and red 5 holding onto ball while every other player stands and watches (very common at U13!).
Tug of war continues until they both end up on the floor, still both holding on the ball. They've fallen because they're wrestling the ball. Still, no one else enters to form a ruck - and therefore I can't shout ruck, no hands.
But they can't play the ball on the ground. So I stop play.
Is purple 7 now 'tackled' and red 5 the tackler as purple 7 had the ball, and is now 'brought to ground' by red 5? And therefore they both must release the ball... But does purple 7 then have the opportunity to turn and present? In which case do I ping red 5 for not releasing...? Or ping purple 7 for not releasing....
Purple 7 takes ball into maul. Purple drive forwards. Players come out of maul as it twists and drives forwards. Then, all that's left is purple 7 and red 5 holding onto ball while every other player stands and watches (very common at U13!).
Tug of war continues until they both end up on the floor, still both holding on the ball. They've fallen because they're wrestling the ball. Still, no one else enters to form a ruck - and therefore I can't shout ruck, no hands.
But they can't play the ball on the ground. So I stop play.
Is purple 7 now 'tackled' and red 5 the tackler as purple 7 had the ball, and is now 'brought to ground' by red 5? And therefore they both must release the ball... But does purple 7 then have the opportunity to turn and present? In which case do I ping red 5 for not releasing...? Or ping purple 7 for not releasing....