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I think to secure maximum profit the auction should take place at the Crusaders End of Season Ball.

I agree with the bolded part. If Conrad* had kept holding on and wrestling with the Argie so far past the ball there would be an issue, but he pulls back. I also think he is close to the borderline in terms of being "near to the ball" in terms of 15.7(d) [of course it is a ruck the instant they...

I think what I am getting at is that rugby is a game that needs to actually be played out on the field and not on paper. If a team rucks successfully and the ball emerges from back of the ruck quickly, very often there will be a whole host of players who are in front of the ball. They were...

Nah, they got their 4th try in the 61st minute. It was all academic by the time you lot were trying to cheat :p .

SAReferees have put up a clip on Youtube about the substitutions. This generally means that in a few days they will have a detailed analysis of the situation. They are generally pretty good about this sort of thing, although they have said a few things in the past that were open to doubt, as...

Bloody hell. You had doors????????

We need to define a little better what we are talking about. Are we talking about the actions of arriving players immediately after a tackle and before a ruck is formed (which is the customary usage for "taking the space")? Alternatively, are we talking about the actions of players who have...

True, but when you take into account that he missed 7 games v AB's compared to only 2 v SA. Anyway, I'm not going to defend any position too strongly, just throwing out an idea or two.

They are some interesting stats all right (they look vaguely similar to some stats I saw somewhere else ;)). I'm no statistician and I won't claim to make any definite comments, but I do wonder if there is enough data to make them statistically significant? Probably the one that is the most...

It's funny that a lot of people seem to consider the 2004 Tri-Nations as one of the worst ever for the All Blacks. In reality each team won its home games and the thing was decided by bonus points. I'm not saying that SA weren't worthy winners, but it was hardly the disaster for us that is...

I'm pretty sure this thread jumped the shark about 40 pages ago.

You would be generation X. The worst generation ever until generation Y came along.

I imagine the halfback pushing the ball back into the ruck will be a thing of the past when the 5 second rule is introduced universally. In any case it is prohibited by 16.4 "Players must not return the ball into a ruck", and possibly you are putting them unintentionally offside.

I agree with the sentiment about there being a bit of confusion, although I think that if you really look at the laws closely, Rolland got it exactly right and its pretty hard to argue with him. Unlike Inside Shoulder, I don't blame Deans or the other Wallaby staff for the move; it was...

If someone wants to be offended by something, there is always opportunity at every crowd I am sure. A few months ago there were a few people openly questioning whether Dan Carter was being overtaken by Aaron Cruden. I think the last few tests have put all of that to bed. I thought Dan...

I admit I don't pay all that much attention to Aussie substitution decisions, but I thought the plan is to have him go nuts for 30 mins, let him rest for another 30 mins and then plan for an injury to one of the other props at about the 60 minute mark so he can come on for a frenetic final 20...

There has been some opposition from the Unions and the coaches to the condensed format. Basically the Unions - particularly the city ones like Waikato - are complaining that they can't get a big enough gate for the midweek games. The Coaches are complaining that they don't get enough time to...

Interesting questions. Here is a clip I made to discuss another context entirely, but which I think is relevant to your point. Obviously in this clip Crockett should have been penalise for playing the ball on the ground, but lets move past that. Assume that Crockett just lies there and...

Blue: Is this what you had in mind by "taking the space"? http://www.sareferees.com/laws/view/2829674/ This is slightly different to what I had in mind by your description. I was picturing other players who come legally from behind who move up slightly past the ball. SARefs seem to...

I think part of the problem might be that some people are too quick to assume the bolded sentence is an offence, rather than just good ruck play. In any case, unless I am mistaken, the issue here is the actions of a player(s) - normally a team mate of the ball carrier - prior to any...