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The first AB try should not have been awarded. Not because Reid bumped Hooper – although he did change his line a little He was shoulder to shoulder and not pulling him back – but because the AB try scorer was off his feet and therefore out of the game. He was not entitled to play the ball.
From the Rugby Laws: definitions: playing the ball : the ball is played when it is deliberately touched by a player.
Rugby Law 13:3 a player on the ground without the ball is out of the game and must a: allow opponents who are not on the ground to play or gain possession of the ball b: NOT PLAY THE BALL. sanction Penalty.
This should have been a Wallaby penalty not an AB try.
Nine talking points from Wallabies vs All Blacks
The Italian halfback was offside. He was beyond the 15 metre line before the line out finished. He therefore needed to be 10 meters back from the line of touch with the other backs. He was therefore 8 metres offside at the time Gordon threw the pass. An easy decision for the referee and 100% correct.
C’mon, guys; Australia weren’t so bad against Italy
Law 13 states the game is played only by players who are on their feet. There is no mention that this does not apply in the in goal area in this law. Please direct me to the law that states this law does not apply in the in goal. I could not find it in any part of the laws.
Law 13.1 covers the issue of players falling over or diving on a ball:
Players who go to ground to gather the ball or who go to ground with the ball must
a: get up with the ball or
b: play (but not kick) the ball or
c: release the ball.
This means a player falling over with the ball or dives on a ball is ok if he/ she does something immediately. it does not protect them if they are already on the ground when they play the ball.
The offside law is law 10.
Section 10.2 says: a player can be offside anywhere in the playing area.
Definition of playing area in The laws of a Rugby:
Playing area: the field of play plus the in goal areas.
So:
The game can only be played by players on their feet and you can be offside in the in goal area.
Penalty Wallabies
Nine talking points from Wallabies vs All Blacks