Dan Cottrell
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Apparently squeezeball is allowed at U18 in NZ rugby...
Is this true, or is this right?
Is this true, or is this right?
Squeezeball in NZ
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Its allowed in Australia. But not encouraged.
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Yes Dan it is alowed I believe in NZ (it was when I reffed over there in 2005).
Squeezeball restrictions are a Home Union decision and RFU, WRU, SRU etc banned it at U18 and younger age groups.
Squeezeball restrictions are a Home Union decision and RFU, WRU, SRU etc banned it at U18 and younger age groups.
As far as I am aware (and I may have missed it) squeeze ball is not banned in Scotland. It is not encouraged in coaching, and may result in a holding on penalty unless it is quick. (I think I have seen the phrase weasel poo used to describe this, but can't from personal experience say how quick this is :scot
My understanding was that as long as the ball is played immediately, the player can adopt the squeeze position. Sure, it may buy a second or two extra so could be seen as preventing a fair challenge, but not by itself totally outlawed.
And that we'd be penalising such things quicker at sevens than the XV game??
And that we'd be penalising such things quicker at sevens than the XV game??
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Why 7's quicker?
Because the breakdown in sevens is not as integral a part of the game as it is in XV and that we should encourage a quicker game in general at sevens? That's the gist of what I was told when reffing my first sevens tournament a few years back.