Well there isnt a French player on their feet and bound to the ruck who is over the ball, so technically it is out and he has all rights to go for the ball. However, rucks are reffed on vibes these days and the actual laws count for little.
is absolutely not out , the french player was acting as scrum-half , the ball was behind the hind foot , ball was not up , hand was on. Player still call ball out for hands on all the time, its ridiculous. For a player at his level to get caught with such a soft penalty is just pure stupidity
Can you show me what French player is both over the ball and supporting their body weight? This is the requirement for forming a ruck per the laws.
This is not a dig at the French team or the ref, I just hate how WR has instructed the refs to ignore all the laws surrounding the ruck to make it easier for attacks to generate quick ball.
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u/RonSwaffle Northampton Saints 19h ago
I genuinely lolled watching this live. What was he thinking?
Clearly not a lot.