What, the French one? I agree - I was surprised that was given. He didn't have the ball 'under control'; he dropped it. He did then go on to ground it, but only after his foot was planted. Great match tho'! Good to see the French turn up. They look like a French team - a bit inclined to carelessness, but boy when they run....
and at no minute's notice which means the reasons given are BS.
Listen ye not to pundits and commentators, they know not of what they speak, "under control" doesn't figure in Union (it may in League but I'm not an ex-League ref)
Neither of which applied in this case. As I say, he dropped it. He only made contact with the ball after his foot was grounded over the line.Listen ye not to pundits and commentators, they know not of what they speak, "under control" doesn't figure in Union (it may in League but I'm not an ex-League ref)
Law 22.1 There are two ways a player can ground the ball:
(a) Player touches the ground with the ball. A player grounds the ball by holding the ball and touching the ground with it, in in-goal. ‘Holding’ means holding in the hand or hands, or in the arm or arms. No downward pressure is required.12
(b) Player presses down on the ball. A player grounds the ball when it is on the ground in the in-goal and the player presses down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the front of the player’s body from waist to neck inclusive.
Yup. There's the game right there. Dammit!
At no point did the ball leave contact with his fingers. He grounded the ball at the same time as he grounded his foot. Try scored.
Because Brand Haskell is a nobber gym bunny who believes his own PR.
btw had it been dropped, so long as it didn't go forward, try scored
