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From definitions we get:
Dead: The ball is out of play. This happens when the ball has gone outside the playing
area and remained there, or when the referee has blown the whistle to indicate a
stoppage in play, or when a conversion kick has been taken.
However, from 22.10 Ball Held Up in Goal we get:
When a player carrying the ball is held up in the in-goal so that the player cannot ground the ball, the ball is dead.
Is it dead when held up or dead when the referee blows his whistle? There is a distinction and it isn't just a semantic game. A ball trapped under a pile of bodies may be unplayable but it isn't dead until the referee deems it so and blows the whistle.
Dead: The ball is out of play. This happens when the ball has gone outside the playing
area and remained there, or when the referee has blown the whistle to indicate a
stoppage in play, or when a conversion kick has been taken.
However, from 22.10 Ball Held Up in Goal we get:
When a player carrying the ball is held up in the in-goal so that the player cannot ground the ball, the ball is dead.
Is it dead when held up or dead when the referee blows his whistle? There is a distinction and it isn't just a semantic game. A ball trapped under a pile of bodies may be unplayable but it isn't dead until the referee deems it so and blows the whistle.