Penalty offence by Blue 15 mtrs out from their own line. Referee blows his whistle and gives the primary Penalty signal. Ball is in the hands of Red 9 (referee "probably should have played advantage but did not) who runs through a gap to score. He doers not "tap and go" he just continues running. Referee awards the try.
Score at the time 7-5 to Blue beginning of second half.
Referee has refereed Tier 2 international games.
Thoughts?
From "Definitions" (my emphasis):
[LAWS]
Dead: The ball is out of play. This happens when the ball has gone outside the playing area and remained there, or
when the referee has blown the whistle to indicate a stoppage in play, or when a conversion kick has been taken. [/LAWS]
From para (f) of Law 8.3 "When the advantage law is not applied":
[LAWS]
After the ball has been made dead. Advantage cannot be played after the ball has been made dead. [/LAWS]
Oh, and from Law 21.4(d):
[LAWS]
A clear kick. The kicker must kick the ball a visible distance. If the kicker is holding it, it must clearly leave the hands. If it is on the ground, it must clearly leave the mark.[/LAWS]
So; from the Definitions, we know that when the ref blew the whistle, the ball was made dead, From Law 8,3(f) we know that advantage cannot be played after the ball is made dead. So we know the PK
must be taken. If the Red 9 wants to run, he must do so after taking a kick at or behind the mark. He failed to do so. No try; scrum at the mark, put in Blue.
Tier 2 International referees make mistakes - who knew?