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Knock on in goal

lawsons

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Hi,

Anyone point me to the law or clarification please for knock on’s on goal by attackers?

Thanks
 
Law 12.12 or use the USAR summary: In-goal permutations
Man, I always I find this the most confusing part of the game. Don't know why they don't just simplify all of it. The most interesting one to me is the case of a restart kick can result in either a GLDO or options to have a scrum or another restart kick, based on the timing how long the defending team waits to dot the ball down in the in-goal.
 
Man, I always I find this the most confusing part of the game. Don't know why they don't just simplify all of it. The most interesting one to me is the case of a restart kick can result in either a GLDO or options to have a scrum or another restart kick, based on the timing how long the defending team waits to dot the ball down in the in-goal.

I think that was introduced because previously when a kick-off or restart was kicked directly into the dead ball area the defending team used to prat around holding the ball waiting for an attacking player to get close before touching down, which was seen as negative play. To stop the practice they decided that if you delayed touching down you forfeited field position, a penalty made even worse when they changed from a 22DO which it used to be to a GLDO.
 
I think that was introduced because previously when a kick-off or restart was kicked directly into the dead ball area the defending team used to prat around holding the ball waiting for an attacking player to get close before touching down, which was seen as negative play. To stop the practice they decided that if you delayed touching down you forfeited field position, a penalty made even worse when they changed from a 22DO which it used to be to a GLDO.
I think you are mistaken on pretty much all of the above.

From a kick off or restart when the ball is kicked into the opposition ingoal and made dead immediately the restart was , and still is, a scrum on the half way line.
I presume you meant to say ingoal rather than dead ball.
 
I think you are mistaken on pretty much all of the above.

From a kick off or restart when the ball is kicked into the opposition ingoal and made dead immediately the restart was , and still is, a scrum on the half way line.
I presume you meant to say ingoal rather than dead ball.

I did mean in goal
 
I think they should do away with GLDO, and make everything brought in by the attacking team a 22m, and anything brought in by the defending team a 5m scrum, except from a kickoff I suppose, essentially, to keep things simple.
 
If attacking team carries in but the try gets held up, going out to a 22m drop would be really harsh result for me.
 
If attacking team carries in but the try gets held up, going out to a 22m drop would be really harsh result for me.
I wouldn't say really harsh, since it's currently a GLDO (and previously was a 22m DO?...or my memory beseeches me?).
 
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