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[2018 Super Rugby] Round 19: 13-14 July 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 911562" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>You are correct. The referee should have stood his ground.</p><p></p><p>It is entirely possible that the referee can see a grounding that no camera angle could pick up because no camera had the view angle he had, or he is in the way of the only camera from which it might have been possible to see a grounding.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are two ways to ground the ball in the in-goal; the in-goal being the area including the goal line but not including the touch-in-goal or dead ball lines, and each way depends on whether the ball is loose, or in someone's possession.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">LAW 21: GROUNDING THE BALL</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">1. The ball can be grounded in in-goal:</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">a. By holding it and touching the ground with it; or</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">b. By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the front of the</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">player's body from waist to neck.</span></p><p></p><p>Mistakes commentators often make</p><p><em>"...there was no downward pressure"</em>. Justin Marshall, Phil Kearns & Greg Clark often come out with this but they are not always right. Downward pressure is only required if the ball is loose.</p><p></p><p><em>"...tt only has to touch a blade of grass"</em>. Often hear from Hugh Bladen & Grant Nisbett. This simply is not true. The ball has to touch the ground. Its down to the judgement of the referee, AR or TMO as to whether that has happened. (Grant Nisbett should know better given that he has called 300 test matches!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 911562, member: 20605"] You are correct. The referee should have stood his ground. It is entirely possible that the referee can see a grounding that no camera angle could pick up because no camera had the view angle he had, or he is in the way of the only camera from which it might have been possible to see a grounding. There are two ways to ground the ball in the in-goal; the in-goal being the area including the goal line but not including the touch-in-goal or dead ball lines, and each way depends on whether the ball is loose, or in someone's possession. [COLOR=#0000ff]LAW 21: GROUNDING THE BALL 1. The ball can be grounded in in-goal: a. By holding it and touching the ground with it; or b. By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the front of the player’s body from waist to neck.[/COLOR] Mistakes commentators often make [I]"...there was no downward pressure"[/I]. Justin Marshall, Phil Kearns & Greg Clark often come out with this but they are not always right. Downward pressure is only required if the ball is loose. [I]"...tt only has to touch a blade of grass"[/I]. Often hear from Hugh Bladen & Grant Nisbett. This simply is not true. The ball has to touch the ground. Its down to the judgement of the referee, AR or TMO as to whether that has happened. (Grant Nisbett should know better given that he has called 300 test matches!) [/QUOTE]
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