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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 738274" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Yup, as long as the player has retreated 10m (or to the try line), they can then move forwards as they normally would.</p><p></p><p>It's a fair rule imo, and as long as the defending players react quickly enough, there should be time for them to get back and be in a position to tackle again.</p><p></p><p>As for the OP's questions:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As above, they can continue to retreat and then tackle the player once they have retreated the required amount.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I personally think the law's need clarifying somewhat here. If a ref asks a captain to talk to his players, I think an acceptable amount of time should indeed be allowed to have that talk. I'm not talking long here, but I think it's unfair for the ref to restart the game what the captain's in the middle of doing what the ref ordered. I know the rules don't allow time for that talk, but imo they should.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree to some degree here. I'd like to see the law's tweaked to allow a quick tap to be taken within say 2m of the mark, so long as it's not in front of the mark. Some ref's are more stringent than others, and I find it infuriating that a ref calls a player back because he was a couple of steps away from the mark. I also agree re ref's preventing a quick tap because he wants to talk to the offending team. Just do it at the next stoppage!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 738274, member: 13739"] Yup, as long as the player has retreated 10m (or to the try line), they can then move forwards as they normally would. It's a fair rule imo, and as long as the defending players react quickly enough, there should be time for them to get back and be in a position to tackle again. As for the OP's questions: As above, they can continue to retreat and then tackle the player once they have retreated the required amount. I personally think the law's need clarifying somewhat here. If a ref asks a captain to talk to his players, I think an acceptable amount of time should indeed be allowed to have that talk. I'm not talking long here, but I think it's unfair for the ref to restart the game what the captain's in the middle of doing what the ref ordered. I know the rules don't allow time for that talk, but imo they should. I agree to some degree here. I'd like to see the law's tweaked to allow a quick tap to be taken within say 2m of the mark, so long as it's not in front of the mark. Some ref's are more stringent than others, and I find it infuriating that a ref calls a player back because he was a couple of steps away from the mark. I also agree re ref's preventing a quick tap because he wants to talk to the offending team. Just do it at the next stoppage! [/QUOTE]
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