England v South Africa

[TRF_Ezequiel]

About that RWC final try... are you in touch when you cross the line in the air with your foot or does your foot actually has to hit the ground?

I'm wearing my Springbok RWC 2007 shirt. Hopefully it helps

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[coonor]

your foot actually has to touch the ground. If you are in touch but none of your body or the ball is touching the ground then you have not gone out. The flag no longer counts as touch either so you can touch the flag without being in touch.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

As above, it has to touch the ground,
I think the TMO ruled that Cuetos foot grazed the line as he lifted it off the floor, so in 99.99999% of shots his foots not on the ground, but the 1frame is all that counts

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Thanks. I was a bit in the dark about the full extend of this rule. It's a bit confusing since the whole line-rule is different from football.

In football the line is part of the field and on the line counts as 'in field'
In rugby the line is part of the outside and the line outs as 'out of bounds'

In football the ball is out of the field whether or not it touches the ground or not
In rugby the ball actually has to touch the ground to be determined in or out

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I've never understood why the ball is considered dead if it goes over the line in football, before it touches the ground
I like that it doesn't, in rugby, because it allows things like this to happen (watch from 1min in: )

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

See, in football that ball would be out of play.

 

[Feicarsinn]

There were also several handballs and a few questionable tackles which not many football refs would be pleased with.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

there were also several handballs and a few questionable tackles which not many football refs would be pleased with.

hilarious!!! Hahahaha

 

[TRF_Olyy]

There were also several handballs and a few questionable tackles which not many football refs would be pleased with.

That seamlessly allows me to post this video:

 

[TrueSlawter]

Is it just me that cant see the video Olyy posted? all i get is the text then nout then the next post :| this applies to both videos :S

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not sure why that'd happen :S
Could be something to do with flash player?

Anthems just finished, kick off time!

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

It's your flashplayer. I can see the video. We got underway. 3-0 for England after a penalty. Watching with a stream with my laptop connected to the tv. Crap quality but still nice haha

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ashton looks completely out of it

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I don't like to wish injury on anyone, but I hope someone snaps Bakkies Botha in half

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

I hope someone kicks Kirchner and Stegmann so hard they have to be replaced haha

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

The commentator said England was offside but I missed it. Was on the toilet haha. Was it?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah, Easter was offside/blocking at the ruck,
Naughty naughty! Clancy doing well so far, though

 

[hermanshire]

6-3

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

That should have been a try!!! MAN!!! That was a disapointment. Hopefully a good line out now...

Hendre Fourie coming on the field now. 14 English, 15 South Africans and 1 Zimbabwean on the field now haha

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Croft off
Poooooooo,
Hopefully Fourie has a blinder