Quote ="Steve Fox"the PTB rule says: "no player of the team not in possession may advance until the ball has cleared the ruck."
doesn't look to me as if the ball has cleared the ruck in that screenshot.'"
it doesn't have to clear the ruck for the ball to be deemed as back in play.
[iPlay with foot (e) When the ball touches the ground it must be heeled (i.e. backwards) by the tackled player. The ball must not be kicked or heeled by the player marking him[/i. [i
=#0040FFThe ball is in play when it has been played backward[/i.
Quote ="tb"I love these "I don't understand the rules, therefore the referee is wrong" threads … mind they're never going to go away while Mike Stephenson continues building his commentary on nothing more than "I don't understand the rules, therefore the referee has got it wrong" reactions to every decision.'"
Since when did the rule say that the referee should take the defence back 12 or 13 metre's
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=#0040FFRetire at play-the-ball (g) players of the side not in possession other than the player taking part in the play-the-ball and the acting half back are out of play if they fail to retire ten (10) metres from the point at which the ball is played[/i
