Line out History

[Marc Wakeham]

If I saw both today, I’d strongly consider “reversing” and awarding the penalty to the team who didn’t dive.
I’ve stated similar opinions in this forum a few times, to general disagreement, but I can’t stand that kind of stuff.

“Captain, you had a penalty coming for your player being pushed down in the lineout, but the very unsportsmanlike display has resulted in a penalty awarded to red instead. If I see it happen again in this game, the consequences will be more serious.”

I would concur. As Alan Martin said the Wheel offence was happening throughout the game and was not felt worthy of a whistle until that line-out. Consistency?

 

[Marc Wakeham]

which one was material? ;-)

Well which was out and out cheating and which had been "ignored" for 77 minutes?

 

[OB..]

Because Haden dived out of the line out to try to con the referee.

Is that an offence?

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Is that an offence?

No. But don't reward him for it Roger!!

 

[Marc Wakeham]

Is that an offence?

At "best" it is acts cotrary to good sportsmanship so YES. Incidentally I answered the same question (post 35) in post 36.

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

I remember throwing to either Front, Middle or (rarely) Back - not sure I was aiming at a specific player (looking back, perhaps that was where I went wrong )

I am I right that in those days all the players had to stand a 1m apart? This meant that 'back' was rather a long way away.

I still remember my old clubs calls for front, middle or back despite never throwing in and rarely being involved in a line out

 

[Mipper]

Is that an offence?

Yes, It is an offence.
I don’t have the precise law number but I am pretty certain that it is a penalty offence to do anything that causes the ref to believe that there has been an offence by the oppposition.

(definitely better worded than that in the law book)

 

[Locke]

Yes, It is an offence.
I don’t have the precise law number but I am pretty certain that it is a penalty offence to do anything that causes the ref to believe that there has been an offence by the oppposition.

(definitely better worded than that in the law book)

Law 9.7.c

A player must not:
C. Do anything that may lead the match officials to consider that an opponent has committed an infringement.
Sanction: Penalty

 

[didds]

Law 9.7.c

A player must not:
C. Do anything that may lead the match officials to consider that an opponent has committed an infringement.
Sanction: Penalty

But not in 1978 it wasnt

 

[Mipper]

But not in 1978 it wasnt

Was it not?

I suppose In those days the ref just had a stern word and the issue was put to bed.

 

[SimonSmith]

I might be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Quittenton said he penalized something else, didn;t he?

 

[crossref]

I might be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Quittenton said he penalized something else, didn;t he?

Yeah, we always say that

 

[didds]

And that is what Quitendon said at the time too. What about that Bob Deans though?

 

[SimonSmith]

And that is what Quitendon said at the time too. What about that Bob Deans though?

Oh that I had more than one like to give you!