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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 963880" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>This bit of the game confuses me too. What I see is the attacking team taking the defenders to ground, because the defenders have or are trying to get their hands on the ball. But if it's a ruck, technically there should be no hands in the first place...</p><p></p><p>I think (?) the rules say a ruck should be resolved by pushing the entire ruck beyond where the ball is lying. Once or twice I actually saw it happen this way in a game.</p><p>Or you're allowed to pass it back with your feet like in a scrum... Oh wait, so is that why the halfback drags it out with their boot before a box kick? I just assumed they just did that in case they knocked it on picking it up amongst a mangle of body parts.</p><p></p><p>What's the rule about stepping over the tackled player? I often see the ref telling a defender not to do that, but why? On what grounds?</p><p></p><p>Is there any precedent for giving a yellow card if a team concedes too many penalties for tackled players cynically not releasing the ball?</p><p>Now *that* would encourage great counter-attacking rugby!</p><p>(Actually I noticed and was impressed by 1 or 2 games this tournament where players actually followed this rule and didn't give away penalties)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 963880, member: 73940"] This bit of the game confuses me too. What I see is the attacking team taking the defenders to ground, because the defenders have or are trying to get their hands on the ball. But if it's a ruck, technically there should be no hands in the first place... I think (?) the rules say a ruck should be resolved by pushing the entire ruck beyond where the ball is lying. Once or twice I actually saw it happen this way in a game. Or you're allowed to pass it back with your feet like in a scrum... Oh wait, so is that why the halfback drags it out with their boot before a box kick? I just assumed they just did that in case they knocked it on picking it up amongst a mangle of body parts. What's the rule about stepping over the tackled player? I often see the ref telling a defender not to do that, but why? On what grounds? Is there any precedent for giving a yellow card if a team concedes too many penalties for tackled players cynically not releasing the ball? Now *that* would encourage great counter-attacking rugby! (Actually I noticed and was impressed by 1 or 2 games this tournament where players actually followed this rule and didn't give away penalties) [/QUOTE]
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