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John Thornett (49)
My coaches always told me when I played you lose the right to it as soon as somebody contests it. So if someone is legally trying to pilfer 5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds afterwards that’s when you can no longer try and place itI'm not 100% sure but my understanding is the tackled player has to take the action 'immediately'. Similar to reaching out and scoring a try if tackled short, the ball carrier is supposed to make the decision quickly. So he can't place the ball back and then decide to pop it up or reach out for a try. It's one action that is supposed to be 'immediately.'
I could be wrong. LOL