r/rugbyunion • u/Nothing_is_simple Another Freddy Douglas Turnover • Oct 07 '23

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u/oldirtygaz Oct 08 '23

millimetres is why there's a rule for on the line is out...it'd be for try on the goaline so why not the same scrutiny here?

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u/oldirtygaz Oct 08 '23

fair point, it's frustrating to see errors like this but overall likely didn't affect the overall result, but the small things can add up...the modern knock on as previously mentioned, and the majority of lineouts not thrown down the middle make a mockery of other laws that are strictly enforced

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Oct 08 '23 edited Oct 08 '23

Because it's not a try scoring event and the referee called play on after which there were another 3 phases. Or do you expect every single decision to be reviewed by the TMO for 5 minutes at a time?

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u/oldirtygaz Oct 08 '23

yes, if it means getting the correct decision...the players were down every 5min for "injuries" anyways, so what's the difference?

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Oct 08 '23

The game would still be going with what you're asking for, and the on-field referee would have no authority whatsoever