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Rugby World Cup 2015
RWC: Samoa - Wales (18-9-11, 15:30)
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 448105" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>Well, he got it correct (I think), but it was the wrong call. It wasn't a double movement: there's no such thing in rugby union, and it's worrying that the misconception is so prevalent, that no-one really picks up on it. In rugby league, where it is an offense, when a ball carrier hits the floor, they're not allowed to reach out towards the tryline to score the try. That's a double movement. In rugby union, you can be tackled by a player, hit the floor and then reach out with the ball to score a try, as long as this motion is immediate after hitting the floor. Fa'asavalu was tackled and didn't manage to "immediately" place the ball over the tryline - he didn't even place it, he shuffled. In trying to do so though, he didn't release the ball, which is a penalty. Rolland should have called, "Not releasing." In the end, it'll just make people further confused about "double movements". All this said, tacklers must release their players immediately, and Phillips was holding onto Fa'asavalu after making the try-saving tackle, so it probably should have been a Samoa penalty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 448105, member: 55446"] Well, he got it correct (I think), but it was the wrong call. It wasn't a double movement: there's no such thing in rugby union, and it's worrying that the misconception is so prevalent, that no-one really picks up on it. In rugby league, where it is an offense, when a ball carrier hits the floor, they're not allowed to reach out towards the tryline to score the try. That's a double movement. In rugby union, you can be tackled by a player, hit the floor and then reach out with the ball to score a try, as long as this motion is immediate after hitting the floor. Fa'asavalu was tackled and didn't manage to "immediately" place the ball over the tryline - he didn't even place it, he shuffled. In trying to do so though, he didn't release the ball, which is a penalty. Rolland should have called, "Not releasing." In the end, it'll just make people further confused about "double movements". All this said, tacklers must release their players immediately, and Phillips was holding onto Fa'asavalu after making the try-saving tackle, so it probably should have been a Samoa penalty. [/QUOTE]
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