It does but I'm fairly sure accidental crossing only results in a scrum being awarded rather than a penalty.
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It does but I'm fairly sure accidental crossing only results in a scrum being awarded rather than a penalty.
DumLum
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It does help, Thank You!
Every World Cup I try to work out that kicking into touch rule and have always failed. In the Nineties I assumed it had something to do with whether the ball bounces before going into touch. In the early Noughties I realised this wasn't the case and thought that it must have something to do with which side of the 22 line the ball is kicked. My 22 line theory was destroyed in the last world cup and I gave up trying to work it out. At last I now know. This World Cup has been the first I have picked up on the term 'Crossing' and I'm glad I didn't spend numorous years having to try working that one out too.
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From memory sounds about right - not that anyone in a front five will be paticularly bothered provided it doesn't involve having to run anywhere?
happypig
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If I understand it right, if you kick the ball into touch from behind your own 22, then it doesn't have to bounce before going out. from in front of your own 22 it does and if it doesn't then the line out is taken from where it was kicked. The other team throws the ball back in. If it's a penalty then you can kick it out without bouncing and you get the throw in.
There's also a rule that if your opponent puts the ball out and you can get to it, you can simply pass it back in to play but I'm not sure if there are conditions to that.
As for the 2003 final ref, I was in Australia a few months later and everyone I spoke to thought he was awful and that we should have won by 10 clear points
Foster House
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Talking of the rules, I was at the Stoop today, and I can confirm that Gloucester clearly didn't know that the idea was to score a try.....
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From memory sounds about right - not that anyone in a front five will be paticularly bothered provided it doesn't involve having to run anywhere?
Do you know I played rugby for very nearly 30 years & I hated running. Lock forward reporting for duty sir !!!
Come on without, come on within, you ain't seen nothing like the MIGHTY QUINS !Talking of the rules, I was at the Stoop today, and I can confirm that Gloucester clearly didn't know that the idea was to score a try.....
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Exactly. To add to the way in which Referees in the pro game are viewed as important to 'play right' by clubs and players, they even look at videos to try to get the timing right at scrum set to get an advantage over opponents who are not as good with that referee. If you play and watch it enough you get the rules but there will always be controversy. The Courtney Lawes ban is an absolute scandal and I don't say that just because I am English.