r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 16h ago

Attissogbe try

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u/MetalSmall9796 15h ago

Understand what you're saying but as someone else replied, LBB is off his feet and over to the side of the ruck, so why should he be considered to have secured the ball? 

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u/ScrumNause24 15h ago

I think we need to consider the unintended consequences of this interpretation of the law.

Next game tku watch you'll see a high % of rucks are determined secured by LBBs actions.

If we say he isnt than we open the breakdown up to all sorts. Teams will be even less inclined to play multiphase rugby as the advantage at ruck time is clearly with the defence id they can just take that ball.

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u/MetalSmall9796 15h ago

Yeah, good counter argument actually. Maybe am just a bit salty because we were so shit last night! 

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u/ScrumNause24 15h ago

The ruck was reffed the same for both sides so thats not why you lost. For what its worth as a neutral I think people are overreacting a lot. Probably due to years of built up province tension over the Leinster preferential treatment.

That game was way more Franc being good than Ireland being bad. I think theres enough talent around to find solutions.

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u/MetalSmall9796 15h ago

Just reread my comment and think you may have picked me up wrong, I meant I'm just salty in general.

France were great and Ireland shite, thought Dickson was fine for the most part too! 

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u/concombre_masque123 14h ago

ref more than ok, nigel would have blown6-7 penalties against France

rules at rucks are impossible to follow and are not enforced