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[lucky number 7]

Siege tell me what rule currently a part of rugby would you not completely abolish and or change

 

[Aedaphon]

Apart from Law 21.6

21.6 Scoring from a free kick
(a) A goal cannot be scored from a free kick.
(b) The team awarded a free kick cannot score a dropped goal until after the ball next becomes dead, or until after an opponent has played or touched it, or has tackled the ball carrier. This restriction applies also to a scrum taken instead of a free kick.

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• Dropped goal cannot be scored from a lineout taken instead of a free kick

Well **** me <_<

 

[big ginger 8]

Wait, do you mean the act of tapping and the kicking, or going for the bomb? I think the tap is to get that extra metre of two of run-up, although I'm guessing here.

I mean the act of tapping and then kicking. I've thought of the run up but it's pretty strange as you can get a run up anyway. Guess it's just something people do.

 

[sigesige00]

Siege tell me what rule currently a part of rugby would you not completely abolish and or change

I want to make the size of field 105m*68m, and move goal to dead-ball line, abolish scrum, and change time from running-time to playing-time.

 

[nickdnz]

side note: I was watching some wallabies footage from the early 80's. instead of taking a place kick for a penalty, they were taking a quick tap, passing back to a young lynagh who would slot a drop goal. i thought it was strange and couldn't understand why? surely a place kick would take things such as a bad drop out of the equation.

I was also under the impression that you could take any place kick as a drop goal regardless. I've seen coversions taken as drop goals before...

 

[InsaneAsylum]

yeah that's true, did see stephen donald do this once when the chiefs were a chance for the finals if they won. i think they were trailing the cheetahs, cats or lions at the time by not many, creeping towards the 80 minute mark so donald opted for the drop right in front of the sticks.... he did get it over if anyone's wondering

 

[sigesige00]

One of the big reasons they brought in free kicks is to get the game flowing more, waiting around for two minutes while a guy lines up a one point kick attempt would be a snoozer.

By the way, could you tell me the good-designed jerseys of Canadian clubs (both Union and League)?

 

[smartcooky]

There's nothing stopping a player from tapping a free kick and then going for a drop-goal.

Yes there is, the Laws of the game


[TEXTAREA]LAW 21.6 SCORING FROM A FREE KICK
(a) A goal cannot be scored from a free kick.
(b) The team awarded a free kick cannot score a dropped goal until after the ball next becomes
dead, or until after an opponent has played or touched it, or has tackled the ball carrier. This
restriction applies also to a scrum taken instead of a free kick.[/TEXTAREA]

I was also under the impression that you could take any place kick as a drop goal regardless. I've seen coversions taken as drop goals before...

Yep

[TEXTAREA]21.3 HOW THE PENALTY AND FREE KICKS ARE TAKEN
(a) Any player may take a penalty or free kick awarded for an infringement with any type of
kick: punt, drop kick or place kick. The ball may be kicked with any part of the lower leg
from knee to the foot, excluding the knee and the heel.[/TEXTAREA]

You can even take a free kick as a place kick, but if you do, you cannot kick for touch.

[TEXTAREA]21.4 PENALTY AND FREE KICK OPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
(d) Place kicking for touch. The kicker may punt or drop kick for touch but must not place
kick for touch.[/TEXTAREA]

 

[Aedaphon]

Having had rule 21.6 quoted at me multiple time now, I've realised my egregious error. Shall not attempt a dropgoal off a freekick...