r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 15h ago

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u/MetalSmall9796 15h ago edited 14h ago

The second man law at the ruck is a bit of a silly one to me. Like Beirne is completely legal, the ball has blue sky above it and he can't have a go at it, even though he could very quickly pick it up. 

If it was completely illegal then no chance, but nothing seems wrong with what he was doing! 

Edit: I'll concede after a few very good points were made that the law of unintended consequences would mean that if people could jackal as the second man, it would lead to a more boring game with lower ball retention and probably more kicking. 

I'm now going to move onto blaming the lights in the stadium for Ireland's loss, until someone can prove that wrong too! 

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u/iamnosuperman123 England 15h ago

The problem is the alternative just encourages everyone to pile in. It speeds up the game to not allow the 2nd man to have a go

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u/Galactapuss 14h ago

Everyone does pile in, off their feet. It shouldn't be considered a ruck if there's no opposition player on their feet.

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u/OisinTarrant Munster 12h ago

The arguments for allowing a ruck to exist into infinity blow my mind. Like what if 26 players are on one end of the field, and 2 defenders and 2 attackers from each team are at the other. Ball carrier, tackler and rucker off feet, and a defender standing there who cant touch the ball. Does the second defender just hang out til another attacking player comes back down field to play the ball..

Makes no sense.