cogito ergo sum wrote: ↑04 Apr 2021, 09:14
old cas lass wrote: ↑03 Apr 2021, 23:44
TT Tiger wrote: ↑03 Apr 2021, 22:47
Was the push back not “controlled”? If he made an attempt to push the ball back and it did indeed go be surely he regain “control” as he was able to affect the direction of the ball. Summarily when a try is scored with “controlled” downward pressure and try’s are awarded with finger nails being scarped down the side of the ball. However the reason it’s not a try is because it wasn’t awarded. That’s the long and short. All the rules are open to interpretation.
Jesse flicked the ball backwards.
Same as an up and under kick. attacking players jump up and flick the ball backwards, sometimes it goes anywhere, sometime it goes into a team mates hands. Most of the time it’s not always controlled, but it does go backwards so play on.
Still confused.
The whole point is that the first touch was forwards......after that the only way it is not a knock on is if he regains control or kicks it before it touches the ground. If his flick back had been caught by Olpherts rather than picked off the ground it’s play on, but it touched the ground, so knock on because of first touch......
I’m not try to be argumentative at all....but.
You said the first touch went forward, yes I accept that, but it didn’t go forward to another player, it was the same player who had the second touch. Since when as that been a forward pass to yourself.
As I see it from your explanation , though the ball didn’t go forward to another player or there was no knock on.
The bit were the ball touched the floor was the indiscretion.
If that’s the case then imo it’s a silly law.
Just Ben Thaler who knew the rules.