Odd Things in RL.

[Griff]

1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said:

So it is actually a rule then? Is there a reference to it in the rules? If it is then it seems very random as to how it is applied, some games you won't see it at all, Ive watched at least one amateur game each weekend and can't say I have ever seen it in the ones where a kick to touch is taken. Championship games are random although I have seen james Saltonstall do it a number of times for Fax. Taps after a kick to touch seem very much controlled by the refs as to the time taken before blowing their whistle to restart play so you would think it would not really matter.

It's not a Law, so you won't find it in the Laws of the Game.

As Unapologetic says, it's ball boy protocol.  For the professional game.

[Padge]

6 hours ago, Griff said:

It's not a Law, so you won't find it in the Laws of the Game.

As Unapologetic says, it's ball boy protocol.  For the professional game.

Its a directive.

[The Blues Ox]

So the players that are doing it have no need to. I can't say I have ever seen it not done and the ref tell them to go back and place the ball on the sideline.

[Pete Grady]

16 hours ago, Griff said:

That'd be 1969.

The 1968 Final was between Leeds and Wakefield.   Neither Salford nor Warrington were involved.

Oh, thanks for that Griff.

[The Blues Ox]

Maybe another one in this Saints V Warrington game, Warrington penalty from a scrum and took 2. Has the rule changed on this or is this a missunderstanding of the rules?

[stookie]

11 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

Maybe another one in this Saints V Warrington game, Warrington penalty from a scrum and took 2. Has the rule changed on this or is this a missunderstanding of the rules?

The differential aspect? Yes, at least in the NRL, that changed either this year or last year.

[The Blues Ox]

36 minutes ago, stookie said:

The differential aspect? Yes, at least in the NRL, that changed either this year or last year.

Yeah someone mentioned on the other thread that is had been scrapped. I'd not seen it but could never understand why the rule was still in use with little relevance for the modern game.

Just checked rule changed at the start of 2023.

Edited July 20 by The Blues Ox

[Griff]

15 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:

Maybe another one in this Saints V Warrington game, Warrington penalty from a scrum and took 2. Has the rule changed on this or is this a missunderstanding of the rules?

Seen this happen a couple of times in Championship games.

Also the option to reset the scrum instead of your more traditional penalty options.

Edited July 20 by Griff

[johnh1]

That’s a new one for me. Leeds kick an up’n’under. Bounces on the try line. Hits the under side of the cross bar and Leeds gather the ball and score.

[sam4731]

5 hours ago, Griff said:

Seen this happen a couple of times in Championship games.

Also the option to reset the scrum instead of your more traditional penalty options.

With the incentive that if there is another infringement from the defence, it results in automatic sin bin.

[Griff]

1 hour ago, sam4731 said:

With the incentive that if there is another infringement from the defence, it results in automatic sin bin.

Mmmmm sort of. The purpose of the change was some teams were perceived to be disrupting scrum moves deliberately as (allegedly) it's easier to defend a tap penalty than a scrum. I can see the logic in that and, anyway, it's an option, not mandatory.