provided theydon'taren't judged to impede any other player from also competing for possession.
Something have the same effect as another thing doesn't make those two things the same.Obstruction. Has the same effect of a ball runner running behind one or more of his own teammates and effectively stops the opposition from contesting the ball.
So they aren't allowed to run towards where the kick wil land?Forming a wall…
It doesn't matter. Are they not allowed to run towards a kick?Bullrush, if you can watch Saturday night's game and tell me those players weren't forming a wall I've got a bridge to sell you!
This is a given for every single thing to happen on a rugby field.
I agree with the point you're making.Would everyone really be happy if Wilson was penalised in the first kick of the game here?
Wilson was 20m upfield when it was kicked. He turned around and ran back to that spot, tracking the ball. If it's legal for one to do it, why do you think it's illegal for 4 to do it?I get your point Strewth, but Wilson is one player and arguably could have been in that position before the ball was kicked. The likelihood of a wall of four being coincidentally in that position prior to a box kick is a little harder to believe.
Frost, White, Koroibete and McReight are all running towards the kick catcher - Lolesio.I get your point Strewth, but Wilson is one player and arguably could have been in that position before the ball was kicked. The likelihood of a wall of four being coincidentally in that position prior to a box kick is a little harder to believe.
Nah. Players in front of the catcher are offside the moment he touches the ball. If they or one of them hinder a chaser as they invariably do then it is clearly obstruction.Not really the same thing though. The players in front of the ball career are offside and aren't allowed to impact play.
Players running back to where a kick will land are onside, and may play the ball - we just don't know if they will yet.
Same thing happens to every player in a maul or a ruck, as soon as the half takes it out. Or if you pass it directly behind you to a player running around. You would expect a ref to penalise any of them thoughNah. Players in front of the catcher are offside the moment he touches the ball. If they or one of them hinder a chaser as they invariably do then it is clearly obstruction.
Actually, they have to intentionally obstruct a defender. Which is why there is no call if they do not change their line to block the opposition.Nah. Players in front of the catcher are offside the moment he touches the ball. If they or one of them hinder a chaser as they invariably do then it is clearly
It passed silly a while back, and is careering towards...itself, in circles.Actually, they have to intentionally obstruct a defender. Which is why there is no call if they do not change their line to block the opposition.
Again, are you going to penalise players for running towards the ball?
As Cyclopath said...this is silly.
Your original question was not at all silly, it was a good point to raise. Some of the latter stuff is the silly part.You may think it's silly, mine was a genuine question. And I would argue that the players are running to these positions to deliberately obstruct a defender. As, quite possibly was Wilson in the still you showed, however you would need a video clip to see whether he was already there or ran to that position to deliberately obstruct. Like so many things, it comes down to a ref's interpretation as to whether a player/s got into that position in order to deliberaltely obstruct.