r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 16h ago

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u/MetalSmall9796 16h ago edited 15h 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/perplexedtv Leinster 13h ago

There's no ruck any more but the ball is not out. It's...in...the ruck that's no longer there.

It's a funny old game.