Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Finding the officiating of “a player not supporting their own bodyweight” frustratingly inconsistent. Can’t remember who the Highlanders’ player was but they secured a penalty for not releasing when their first action was to place their hands on the ground beyond the ball. Highlanders then roll up the field and FF (Folau Fainga'a) gets done for not supporting his own weight. I recall Tizzano getting done against the Reds, when there was no one even attempting to clean him out, and a few minutes later McReight is awarded a penalty when he did the same thing.
Players also seem to get away with pilfers where they are pretty blatantly using other bodies in the ruck to support themselves.
In my opinion, given the frequency with which players’ fail to support their own weight to the letter of the law, they’d be better easing off on the crackdown so as to avoid the inconsistencies.
Players also seem to get away with pilfers where they are pretty blatantly using other bodies in the ruck to support themselves.
In my opinion, given the frequency with which players’ fail to support their own weight to the letter of the law, they’d be better easing off on the crackdown so as to avoid the inconsistencies.