Quick tap and pass to runner

[Decorily]

that is weird - I mean first I hardly ever see a PK that is tapped (other than tap-and-go-yourself which is common).
Very occasionally a team will do a tap PK, but mostly a big lump just takes it into contact. Sometimes a 9 might tap a and pass to big lump who is just starting to lumber.

I don't think I can remember ever seeing a big lump coming from a distance at speed to receive a tap-and-pass.

Wonder why are our experiences so different?

Well I suppose we're back to how we interpret /define speed and distance in terms of "big lumps"!

 

[crossref]

i mean I hardly ever see tap and pass anyway - but when I do the recipient perhaps starts moving as the 9 taps, ..... so might have taken 1 or 2 steps when they get the ball. So definitely not a charge.

 

[Locke]

I have teams take a tap PK many times per game but rarely see the “charge”. I had one instance of a single runner charge in my game this past Saturday. First one I’ve had in probably a year. I wasn’t confident if it was legal or not and let it go when no defenders complained. If it was multiple runners charging, I would have (incorrectly) called it back.

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

i mean I hardly ever see tap and pass anyway - but when I do the recipient perhaps starts moving as the 9 taps, ..... so might have taken 1 or 2 steps when they get the ball. So definitely not a charge.

I must have had at least 10 on Saturday. I see them every week.

 

[crossref]

I must have had at least 10 on Saturday. I see them every week.

Are we talking about the same thing?

Scrum half taps and runs .. yes all the time

Scrum half taps and immediately passes .. pretty rare but does sometimes happen

Players runs from a distance to build up speed, scrum half taps and passes to him ?
I haven't seen that for years

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

In this instance yes.
I wouldn't say running from great distance, teams aren't fit enough, but both teams keen to get on with it after minor infringements and rather than kick for touch, Tap and pass to get over gain line and not always the 9.
I knew both teams well and both had players out of their regular positions from the start as injuries and unavailability had mounted up.

 

[Stu10]

In this instance yes.
I wouldn't say running from great distance, teams aren't fit enough, but both teams keen to get on with it after minor infringements and rather than kick for touch, Tap and pass to get over gain line and not always the 9.
I knew both teams well and both had players out of their regular positions from the start as injuries and unavailability had mounted up.

That sounds a bit different... I think in the OP, the tap has not been quick, rather a planned move in which everyone gets organised then a designated runner gets up to full speed, then the ball is tapped and passed to that runner who crashes in.

 

[crossref]

on saturday I am going to try and count !

buckets - with *predicted* percentages

- kick to touch 70%
- quick-tap-and-run 15%
- shot 10%
- scrum 5%
- other planned move 0%

if I manage to keep count I'll come back and report what the actual %tage were

 

[Mipper]

on saturday I am going to try and count !

buckets - with *predicted* percentages

- kick to touch 70%
- quick-tap-and-run 15%
- shot 10%
- scrum 5%
- other planned move 0%

if I manage to keep count I'll come back and report what the actual %tage were

I did a game on Saturday when one side barely won a single lineout. They were absolutely dominated in the line.

Didn't stop them also kicking around 70% of their PK’s to touch though. Quite bizarre.

 

[didds]

I did a game on Saturday when one side barely won a single lineout. They were absolutely dominated in the line.

Didn't stop them also kicking around 70% of their PK’s to touch though. Quite bizarre.

that just displays a lack of game understanding and management, and whatever old heads there are present not being very aware.
Or they were also getting lullahed in the rucks and mauls so fifgured 40m to touch and losing the ball is better thajn a 5m run and lose the ball ;-)

 

[crossref]

on saturday I am going to try and count !

buckets - with *predicted* percentages

- kick to touch 70%
- quick-tap-and-run 15%
- shot at goal 10%
- scrum 5%
- other planned move 0%

if I manage to keep count I'll come back and report what the actual %tage were

So heres the count (to best of my ability)

Kick to touch 13
Quick tap 2
Shot at goal 1
Scrum 2
Other 3

The three others were -
1 they all lined up kick to for touch .. and the 10 tapped and ran (very successfully)
2x all lined up .. and tap and pass to big forward. in both cases all players remained stationary until the PK was tapped

 

[crossref]

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