What is this all about?

[johnh1]

From the Disciplinary

 

Details of Charge / Reason for NFA:
Player steals ball when player breaks line. Sin bin sufficient.     

 

Since when was that a penalty, let alone a sin bin? They even got the player’s name wrong.

 

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

16 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

From the Disciplinary

 

Details of Charge / Reason for NFA:
Player steals ball when player breaks line. Sin bin sufficient.     

 

Since when was that a penalty, let alone a sin bin? They even got the player’s name wrong.

 

 

I'd assume the ball was stolen after the tackle was complete to prevent advantage from the break which is, as stated in the minutes, a 'professional foul' punishment for which is a sin-binning.

[Man of Kent]

I assume that was Chris Atkin (!)

It was deemed as a professional foul for reefing the ball after the tackle was complete (while Salford was retreating after a breakaway move by KR).

[johnh1]

So why haven’t they stated what the actual offence was?

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

15 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

So why haven’t they stated what the actual offence was?

They did, the offence was stealing the ball

[johnh1]

As far as I know, that is not an offence. Why haven’t they stated what was wrong with the ball steal?

[The Blues Ox]

14 hours ago, johnh1 said:

As far as I know, that is not an offence. Why haven’t they stated what was wrong with the ball steal?

It is if the ref has called held.

[johnh1]

So I ask again, why didn’t the disciplinary state what the actual offence was? 

[DavidM]

I thought this thread might be a deep and meaningful reflection on the meaning of life … but no it’s about a player stealing the ball 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

33 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

So I ask again, why didn’t the disciplinary state what the actual offence was? 

[yipyee]

5 hours ago, johnh1 said:

So I ask again, why didn’t the disciplinary state what the actual offence was? 

It was a professional foul to allow the defending team to get back on side.. I vaguely remeber from my childhood at the early 90s world cup australia player did similar and got sin binned (after a GB break) a 1uick play the ball and GB would have won the semi..

Yellow card for at least the last 30 years..