the magpie
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In a senior trial last month, red player tackles blue. Red player gets back to his feet and engages with blue player coming in. Red player drives the blue player back over the tackled player. While still in contact with blue player, red player picks up the ball. I blow penalty for picking up the ball in the ruck.
The red player protested that he had driven over the tackle and there was no ruck, while I pointed out that he was still in contact with the blue player over the ball, which is the definition of a ruck.
Was I right to award a penalty here?
The red player protested that he had driven over the tackle and there was no ruck, while I pointed out that he was still in contact with the blue player over the ball, which is the definition of a ruck.
Was I right to award a penalty here?