I must rush to my own defence here. I would never base any belief of mine on something Marto said. I have a new baby so now watch the Rugby with the volume down to the point that I can't hear it so I have no idea what Marto said. This is a good thing I find! ;-)I have a feeling you hold this position because of Marto's commentary on the weekend, but I'll just comment on the incident one last time.
(i) does not only relate to a tackle; it mentions additional forms of contact, i.e. "A player must not tackle nor tap, push or pull the foot or feet of an opponent jumping for the ball in a lineout or in open play."
(e) He did not tackle Haywood in the defined way as you say, but Placid made contact with his legs in the clash, and thus the law was applied and Garratt Williamson was correct.
Edit: Is that not a tackle in the air? Arms wrapped around Hayward and all.
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It's not as easy to catch a fullback as it is to catch a Gilbert!And if that's his catching style,he would never have got a run in the U7's!
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(i) as the title suggests refers to a tackle situation. I agree he collided with a players legs who was in the air but I don't think this section applies as it's clear to me that it's meant to be applies in a tackle or attempted tackle.
10.4 (a) says a player must not strike another player with their (amongst other things) knees. Hayward clearly did this with sufficent force that that player could take no further part in the game but that law wasn't applied in this instance. Why?
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This could easily make it to 50 pages if you start getting stuck into some of the sacred cows.Just for the record has there been a GAGR super rugby match thread make it to 33 pages before (and still going). It's HUGE!
The heading says "Tackling the jumper in the air." When someone jumps up for the ball, either at the lineout or to field a kick in play, they are protected from being tackled. The law says "the player must not tackle NOR TAP, PUSH OR PULL THE FEET." Nowhere does it say that pushing by the body on the feet is allowed. Placid's body pushed the feet of the player jumping for the ball. So it was a penalty, end of story.
Jumping for the ball in the air and jumping for the lineout are the only two places this applies. The law calls this a tackle and hence your confusion. In a normal tackle situation a player is not allowed to jump in the air to claim a penalty, that's considered dangerous play and has been penalised occasionally in the past.
This could easily make it to 50 pages if you start getting stuck into some of the sacred cows.
I would have an earlier due date cause that one might push into next year
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Pride cometh before a fall. There is a return fixture in July. I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself. ;-)
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Perhaps the Reds should of learnt that lesson
Lol, even when he Reds won Super Rugby and the Tahs flopped, I'm pretty sure NSW still had more players in the Wallabies.