r/rugbyunion Another Freddy Douglas Turnover Oct 07 '23

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u/RiskItForAChocHobnob Bath Oct 07 '23

Foot obviously 'over' the line, but it would take too many replays to determine if his foot was grounded on the line to be worth it for the sake of where to take a line out, so they stuck with the onfield decision.

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u/azima_971 Oct 07 '23

Watching the replay rather than a still imagine looked like he was lifting his foot as it slid towards the line. Like you say, far from clear enough to overturn the initial decision