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Clearing rucks
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1020184" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Technically yes, the way Willis was cleared out was illegal and it should have been a penalty to England. The laws don't need changing, they just need enforcing as this is already not allowed. I feel the slight problem at the moment is there is an over-emphasis on head injuries. Whilst I'm not opposed to that, it seems to be coming at the detriment of ignoring other aspects of the game that can lead to injuries.</p><p></p><p>It's a bit of a fine balance though. On the one hand you want to give the jackler a chance to get the ball but you also don't want the laws around the clearout to be so strict it becomes extremely difficult to clear out without conceding a penalty. What happened in Willis' case was pretty blatant though, an Italian player on the floor grabbed and rolled Willis. Players on the floor in a ruck are deemed to be out of play and not allowed to interfere in the ruck, they are certainly not allowed to grab and roll a players legs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1020184, member: 56232"] Technically yes, the way Willis was cleared out was illegal and it should have been a penalty to England. The laws don't need changing, they just need enforcing as this is already not allowed. I feel the slight problem at the moment is there is an over-emphasis on head injuries. Whilst I'm not opposed to that, it seems to be coming at the detriment of ignoring other aspects of the game that can lead to injuries. It's a bit of a fine balance though. On the one hand you want to give the jackler a chance to get the ball but you also don't want the laws around the clearout to be so strict it becomes extremely difficult to clear out without conceding a penalty. What happened in Willis' case was pretty blatant though, an Italian player on the floor grabbed and rolled Willis. Players on the floor in a ruck are deemed to be out of play and not allowed to interfere in the ruck, they are certainly not allowed to grab and roll a players legs. [/QUOTE]
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