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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 893140" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>As I will always say in this instance Launchburry should of rightly be pinged but its not like similar infractions were let go Owens on the day.</p><p></p><p>In this instance I'm more peeved by the fact it was an after the fact decision Owens saw the infraction and said it was okay. Then because of the result of infraction England scored a try he changed his mind.</p><p></p><p>Now in my book a referee has the right to call an infraction at any point if he has already not made a decision. On this case he had verbally agreed to tell Launchbury to stop which he did and Owens said he was good.</p><p></p><p>At this point Owens should not be allowed to revisit his decision as call mockery to refereeing. The whole point to a ref waving stuff off if he tells a player to stop is to make sure the game isn't perpetually stopped by penalties every time a ref waves something off in this manner he is basically 'its a penalty but I'll let it slide in the interest of the game despite the fact it will have directly impacted the team the infringment was against'.</p><p>Just because the impact was an intercept and a try doesn't mean Owens should be allowed to go back and revisit he's already allowed the player to commit the infringment. the problem also is why would a player then stop if he's told to by the ref if he knows he's going to get pinged for it anyway?</p><p></p><p></p><p>If Owens had said nothing I'd be on his side for the right to go back to the penalty but as he okayed it sorry I struggle to side with him.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think the real question here is not whether Owens has the right to stop for penalty but whether he has the right to change his mind after verbally okaying it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 893140, member: 72205"] As I will always say in this instance Launchburry should of rightly be pinged but its not like similar infractions were let go Owens on the day. In this instance I'm more peeved by the fact it was an after the fact decision Owens saw the infraction and said it was okay. Then because of the result of infraction England scored a try he changed his mind. Now in my book a referee has the right to call an infraction at any point if he has already not made a decision. On this case he had verbally agreed to tell Launchbury to stop which he did and Owens said he was good. At this point Owens should not be allowed to revisit his decision as call mockery to refereeing. The whole point to a ref waving stuff off if he tells a player to stop is to make sure the game isn't perpetually stopped by penalties every time a ref waves something off in this manner he is basically 'its a penalty but I'll let it slide in the interest of the game despite the fact it will have directly impacted the team the infringment was against'. Just because the impact was an intercept and a try doesn't mean Owens should be allowed to go back and revisit he's already allowed the player to commit the infringment. the problem also is why would a player then stop if he's told to by the ref if he knows he's going to get pinged for it anyway? If Owens had said nothing I'd be on his side for the right to go back to the penalty but as he okayed it sorry I struggle to side with him. I think the real question here is not whether Owens has the right to stop for penalty but whether he has the right to change his mind after verbally okaying it. [/QUOTE]
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