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<blockquote data-quote="lettsylegend" data-source="post: 95175"><p>The ruck is where a player is tackled and at least one player from each team competes for the ball which is now on the floor... using only their feet to rake the bal back to their side.... The first player their may attempt to pick up the ball wiht his hands but he usualy receives pretty severe treatment for the opposite pack. </p><p></p><p>During play both sets of back must be behind the back foot of the ruck on thier respective sides which is defined as the furthest part of a player who is involved in the ruck....</p><p></p><p>Some things you can't do in a ruck...</p><p>- Tackle the player and make no attempt to role out of the way, hence slowing up the oppositions ball.</p><p>- Stamping on a player who has been caught on the wrong side, particularly on the head and joints</p><p>- Using your hands to force the ball back onto your side</p><p>- Holding onto the ball (as the player being tackled) which slows the release and denies your opponents the opportunity of a turn-over...This particular offence is probably the most common and occurs when a player runs away from his support and becomes isolated.</p><p>- You must also enter the ruck from the previously defined back-foot... otherwise your are coming 'in at the side'</p><p>- It is also illegal to dive of your feet in search of a turnover</p><p></p><p>All of these offences result in a penalty, referees (particularly the Welsh ones) ahve varying interpretations of the brake down area but have recently be advised by the RFU to award penalties quickly should a player attempt to slow down the ball illegally in any way and award yellow cards (sin bin) for any such play near the try-line.</p><p></p><p>A maul is basically a ruck in which the tackled player doesn't fall to ground and instead both packs try to push the opposision backwards</p><p>- in this situation it is illegal to pull down the maul</p><p>- mauls are a common source of tries for the forwards</p><p>- it is pratcially impossible to defend agaisnt a well formed maul</p><p></p><p>I admit that this explanation may be slightly crude but i hope it gives you some understanding of the ruck...</p><p>wow.. long post for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lettsylegend, post: 95175"] The ruck is where a player is tackled and at least one player from each team competes for the ball which is now on the floor... using only their feet to rake the bal back to their side.... The first player their may attempt to pick up the ball wiht his hands but he usualy receives pretty severe treatment for the opposite pack. During play both sets of back must be behind the back foot of the ruck on thier respective sides which is defined as the furthest part of a player who is involved in the ruck.... Some things you can't do in a ruck... - Tackle the player and make no attempt to role out of the way, hence slowing up the oppositions ball. - Stamping on a player who has been caught on the wrong side, particularly on the head and joints - Using your hands to force the ball back onto your side - Holding onto the ball (as the player being tackled) which slows the release and denies your opponents the opportunity of a turn-over...This particular offence is probably the most common and occurs when a player runs away from his support and becomes isolated. - You must also enter the ruck from the previously defined back-foot... otherwise your are coming 'in at the side' - It is also illegal to dive of your feet in search of a turnover All of these offences result in a penalty, referees (particularly the Welsh ones) ahve varying interpretations of the brake down area but have recently be advised by the RFU to award penalties quickly should a player attempt to slow down the ball illegally in any way and award yellow cards (sin bin) for any such play near the try-line. A maul is basically a ruck in which the tackled player doesn't fall to ground and instead both packs try to push the opposision backwards - in this situation it is illegal to pull down the maul - mauls are a common source of tries for the forwards - it is pratcially impossible to defend agaisnt a well formed maul I admit that this explanation may be slightly crude but i hope it gives you some understanding of the ruck... wow.. long post for me! [/QUOTE]
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