Refereeing decisions

[Strewthcobber]

For what it's worth, World rugby's research shows players who undergo the coaching intervention are much less likely to reoffend.

No comment on taking a week off the penalty though

 

[Braveheart81]

In the under 20s Australia vs New Zealand last night, am I losing my mind or late in the game did a kick from New Zealand bounce along the ground, bump into the corner post, bounce back into the field of play and the referee called play on?

I get that the law says the following:

21.15 If the ball or ball-carrier touches a corner flag or corner flag post without otherwise being in touch or touch-in-goal, play continues unless the ball is grounded against the post.

That makes perfect sense that if the ball is in someone's possession and they are trying to score then touching the corner post isn't out. It's off the ground etc. but when the ball that no one is possessing touches the corner flag and then bounces back in, I find it completely nonsensical that it is considered not to have gone out.

 

[Strewthcobber]

That makes perfect sense that if the ball is in someone's possession and they are trying to score then touching the corner post isn't out. It's off the ground etc. but when the ball that no one is possessing touches the corner flag and then bounces back in, I find it completely nonsensical that it is considered not to have gone out.

That's how it's interpreted.

You can get some real interesting situations on occasion with that one

 

[Braveheart81]

That's how it's interpreted.

You can get some real interesting situations on occasion with that one

This has to be close to the most insane thing in laws.

You could very easily amend the law such that the ball touching the corner post whilst in someone's possession isn't out but a loose ball touching the corner post is touch in goal.

You're allowing something to rebound off a physical item that is outside the field of play and saying it hasn't gone out.

 

[Derpus]