[Kit] Players wearing gloves

[Jolly Roger]

Last weekend James O’Connor playing for Sale Sharks against Bath was wearing gloves covering the full length of his fingers.

Law 4.4 Banned items of clothing:
(e) A player must not wear gloves.

Regulation 12 states that mits can be worn with fingers extending to the outer joint but no further.

Does anyone know whether James O’Connor had specific dispensation or whether there has been a change to Law 4 or Regulation 12?

 

[Pinky]

Haven't seen it, but I wonder if he was wearing mitts with tape on the ends of his fingers? Quite a number of premiership playes seem to be taping fingers from at least the middle joint.

 

[Pegleg]

A picture would be helpful.

 

[OB..]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3cvbLsbAk

Hope that helps!

Happy New Year everyone.

 

[Pegleg]

A picture would be helpful.

 

[Jolly Roger]

A picture would be helpful.

See link

http://e2.365dm.com/17/12/16-9/20/skysports-james-oconnor-sale-sharks_4190733.jpg?20171223171337

And

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...ship-match-sale-picture-id897749208?s=612x612

 

[Pegleg]

Those photos, from several games, all show what looks like gloves to me. Than you. So it would be interesting to know why officials let him wear them.

 

[Camquin]

Presumably because the referee failed to tell him to remove them and the opposition failed to complain.

 

[Pegleg]

Presumably because the referee failed to tell him to remove them and the opposition failed to complain.

Well yes clearly he failed. But you not answered the question:


"WHY?"

 

[Zebra1922]

Just another example of referees not enforcing clothing regulations at the top level. I'm thinking big shoulder pads, chest pads, upper arm pads etc which make a mockery of the official limits on such protection.

I don't want rugby heading the American Football way (I enjoy that game immensely, but I don't want rugby heading down the 'protection' route)

 

[Not Kurt Weaver]

Just another example of referees not enforcing clothing regulations at the top level. I'm thinking big shoulder pads, chest pads, upper arm pads etc which make a mockery of the official limits on such protection.

I don't want rugby heading the American Football way (I enjoy that game immensely, but I don't want rugby heading down the 'protection' route)

The irony is, with the exception of the helmet, gridiron players are wearing moving toward less padding

 

[KML1]

I know a TMO who’s at Sale this weekend.... Will have a word!

 

[Dickie E]

Well yes clearly he failed. But you not answered the question:


"WHY?"

That's like asking why do pre-pubescent girls swoon over Justin Bieber.

He's James O'Connor! Isn't that enough?

 

[DocY]

At least he wasn't wearing leggings...

 

[Pegleg]

That's like asking why do pre-pubescent girls swoon over Justin Bieber.

He's James O'Connor! Isn't that enough?

That was not the question it was:

So it would be interesting to know why officials let him wear them?

 

[Blackberry]

At least he wasn't wearing leggings...

Are leggings not permitted then?

 

[DocY]

Are leggings not permitted then?

Not unless that's changed in the new law book.

But it was a reference to a very, very, very long thread about leggings from a few years ago.

 

[crossref]

Why do the Laws allow mitts but not gloves ?

 

[Blackberry]

Not unless that's changed in the new law book.

But it was a reference to a very, very, very long thread about leggings from a few years ago.

Really? Er, what was the outcome?

 

[crossref]

Really? Er, what was the outcome?

They are OK INSIDE the in goal, not when they occur in the Field Of Play