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galumay
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whoops another try that probably shouldnt have been!
What is Andy Ellis still doing hanging around? He should be in a Japanese paddock somewhere bringing in the dollars. He's got 3 good young guys in front of him for the AB Jersey.
I guess some guys like living at home.
Why are they calling those mauls illegal, I thought the only change to laws were if you took ball to back it had to go hand to hand, didn't see where you had to have ball at back!
You've never been able to move the player to the back of a maul they just let them get away with it.
paraphrasing.I may be wrong, but there was nothing in the relevant rule (17) about players not being able to slide back. My understanding is that the application of the rules have been modified for the southern hemisphere to prevent it and specify that it has to be through the hands.
Happy to be corrected if I am wrong!
MAUL
Law 17.3
The ball can be moved backwards hand-to-hand once the maul has formed. A Player is not allowed
to move/slide to the back of the maul when he is in possession of the ball (PK).
This is from the World rugby rule changes press release, I cannot see where it says you have to take ball to back of maul! As I said before it just says if you do it has to be by hand! I personally think the refs have got it right (again) and the experts on tv and internet maybe wrong!
paraphrasing..
Great to see the Crudenator back running the cutter. Damn I ended up pulling for Chiffs so he'd get one over Andy Ellis for being such a niggly tool
quiet game for Ngatai but I 76% expected him to have a say in the clutch and there he was, winning final T.O at ruck. That player has just got IT. Not flashy with pace to burn etc but the rugby IQ, right place, right time, right play. I'd have no issue with him given a decent burl in the centre's for AB's