L'irlandais
, Promises to Referee in France
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24 seconds into this FFR highlights clip :france: Blue14 runs into Blue13.
It's clearly 11.6 Accidental offside
What's not so clear to me is why is it "play on"?
Now I'm happy to be told the referee is only interested in the clear and obvious, but for me Blue 13 offside position clearly prevents Green 4 from contesting the ball when Green 12 puts in the tackle. Blue come away with the ball, gain 10 yards and a penalty at the next breakdown... Isn't that gaining advantage from this accidental offside, or not?
My question, should this not have been a scrum to Green :ireland:?
[laws]11.6 Accidental offside :
(a) When an offside player cannot avoid being touched by the ball or by a team-mate carrying it, the player is accidentally offside. If the player’s team gains no advantage from this, play continues. If the player’s team gains an advantage, a scrum is formed with the opposing team throwing in the ball.12
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It's clearly 11.6 Accidental offside
What's not so clear to me is why is it "play on"?
Now I'm happy to be told the referee is only interested in the clear and obvious, but for me Blue 13 offside position clearly prevents Green 4 from contesting the ball when Green 12 puts in the tackle. Blue come away with the ball, gain 10 yards and a penalty at the next breakdown... Isn't that gaining advantage from this accidental offside, or not?
My question, should this not have been a scrum to Green :ireland:?
[laws]11.6 Accidental offside :
(a) When an offside player cannot avoid being touched by the ball or by a team-mate carrying it, the player is accidentally offside. If the player’s team gains no advantage from this, play continues. If the player’s team gains an advantage, a scrum is formed with the opposing team throwing in the ball.12
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