Sorry if this has been asked or answered elsewhere,or if it sounds stupid, but I've only just caught up with the weekend's Aviva Premiership action.
Was the substitution that Newcastle made in the front-row illegal?
The situation: Newcastle substitute their Loosehead prop (Kieran Brookes) after 30-odd minutes of the first half, bringing on number 17 (Grant Shiells).
At half time, the Newcastle assistant coach Paul Moriarty, gives an interview to ESPN and explains that they wanted to bring a specialist Loosehead prop on, and that Brookes afternoon was not finished.
After around 55 minutes of the game, the Newcastle TP, Tim Ryan, goes off supposedly with an injury, and Brookes manages to return to the game, refreshed from his little break on the sidelines.
Are Newcastle allowed to make this substitution, or do they have to bring on the unused prop on the bench? Does Tim Ryan have to prove that he was injured, or was that up to Northampton challenging it at the time?
Was the substitution that Newcastle made in the front-row illegal?
The situation: Newcastle substitute their Loosehead prop (Kieran Brookes) after 30-odd minutes of the first half, bringing on number 17 (Grant Shiells).
At half time, the Newcastle assistant coach Paul Moriarty, gives an interview to ESPN and explains that they wanted to bring a specialist Loosehead prop on, and that Brookes afternoon was not finished.
After around 55 minutes of the game, the Newcastle TP, Tim Ryan, goes off supposedly with an injury, and Brookes manages to return to the game, refreshed from his little break on the sidelines.
Are Newcastle allowed to make this substitution, or do they have to bring on the unused prop on the bench? Does Tim Ryan have to prove that he was injured, or was that up to Northampton challenging it at the time?