No its not, otherwise players would never ask "where is the Mark ref"
.[LAWS]If a penalty kick is awarded but the offending team is guilty of further misconduct before the kick is taken, the referee cautions or orders off the guilty player and advances the mark for the penalty kick 10 metres. This covers both the original offence and the misconduct.[/LAWS]. But flip flop, your logic isnt consistent ....If you are advancing a 'non physical mark on the ground' mark , then why are you expecting the referee to make a mark 10m further upfield? Surely by your own argument youre saying that one isn't necessary????
I bet you €1 you make a 'ground imprint' to set the hookers at each scrum ( when you're not on 3/4/5g ) ?
10m further upfield - my definition of 10m. There is no measure on the pitch, so uncertainty in where the mark is. Plus good management to have the option to slow it down.
Make a mark for a scrum? I draw a line on the ground with my boot normally, but if the setup of the scrum is ready before I do it (say injury I am attending etc), then I don't bother. Plus on fields that are not grass, this isn't possible! So if you could donate my €1 to a charity, it would be appreciated.
FK/PK - will rarely make a mark. I'll be "at the mark", and if they ask where, will make a mark, or point. An offence at a ruck/tackle etc doesn't happen in a small area - it happens within the ruck/tackle, so I'm happy if they take it within that sort of area (or behind). If I have to move a PK/FK (for example to the 15m line), or if time has been off (strange this one - don't know why I do it, but generally make it when repeating signal for infringement), or if there is uncertainty about where it might be (late hit on kicks, offsides etc), then I will normally make a mark.
If they go quickly, then I'm not stopping them, calling them back, making a mark, and then letting them go. Provided they are "close" and not infront of the mark, I'll let them go quickly, whether I have made a mark or not. Calling them back to make a mark, where they took it from anyway......