Just been working my way through the WR Law Exam again, and it seems it hasn't been updated for the May 2018 amendments.
Here is a question on Law 21: In-goal
The attacking team kicks the ball towards the goal-line. A defender with one foot on the goal line picks up the ball which was in motion within the field of play and grounds the ball in-goal. What should the referee rule?
Here is a question on Law 21: In-goal
The attacking team kicks the ball towards the goal-line. A defender with one foot on the goal line picks up the ball which was in motion within the field of play and grounds the ball in-goal. What should the referee rule?
* 5 metre scrum, attacking team's put-in
* 5 metre scrum, defending team's put-in
* A 22 drop-out
Now based on the May 2018 amends, I assumed in this case a combination of 21.13/21.14 and 19.1 would apply, and it would be '5 metre scrum, attacking team's put-in'.
[LAWS]21.13 If any part of a defending player is in in-goal, that player is considered to be in in-goal, provided they are not also in touch or on or over the dead-ball line.
21.14 If a player, who is in in-goal, catches or picks up a ball that is still in the field of play, that player has taken the ball into in-goal.[/LAWS]
[LAWS]19.1
Infringement/Stoppage: The ball is taken into in-goal by the defending team and made dead.
Location of scrum: In the scrum zone at the point closest to where the ball was made dead.
Who throws in: The attacking team.[/LAWS]
However this answer is marked as incorrect.
The correct answer the exam is expecting is 'A 22 drop-out'.
Am I right that the correct ruling should now be '5 metre scrum, attacking team's put-in'?
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