[Law] Push ball carrier

[AntonyGoodman]

U13 NRoP for England for the season 2016/17 have this:

[LAWS]14. b) The ball carrier may run and dodge potential tacklers but must not
fend or hand them off above the armpits.[/LAWS]

 

[crossref]

U13 NRoP for England for the season 2016/17 have this:

[LAWS]14. b) The ball carrier may run and dodge potential tacklers but must not
fend or hand them off above the armpits.[/LAWS]

I don't think the U13 game will be any the worse for that...

 

[Dixie]

Yes agree ,,a player with ball ( blatantly standing still ) ,,,
I could accept pushing him to floor would be penalty situation .

And yet, if the player standing still were the potential tackler and not the ball carrier, it's legal for the ball carrier to dump him on his arse. it's a funny old game when refs get on a personal bandwagon, isn't it? re the junior hand-off:

Fairly sure. I had an assessor pick me up on it, anyway.

Assessors? Pah! What do they know?

Edit - just checked the NRoP under the twin threads for U.13 and U.14. The U.13 does indeed restrict the hand-off to below the shoulders; the U.14 does not.

 

[ChrisR]

U13 NRoP for England for the season 2016/17 have this:

[LAWS]14. b) The ball carrier may run and dodge potential tacklers but must not
fend or hand them off above the armpits.[/LAWS]

The part in red isn't realistic. That would mean the top of the shoulder, as the defender aims to put his shoulder in the shorts, is off limits.

I agree that the hand in the face shouldn't be encouraged, although the Blue player ma have learned something from it.

 

[ChrisR]

How did the double image happen?

 

[Camquin]

If the potential tackler is already stooped for the tackle it is generally too late to hand off - you want both hands on the ball at that point to ensure it is not dislodged.

 

[Dan_A]

Just to add that from 1st August in RFU land there are new rules of play that change the handoff regs.

u11s and below = no hand offs
u12s and u13s = hand offs not above the armpits
u14s onwards = as per adults

Regs are here, see section on infringements http://www.englandrugby.com/governance/regulations/