All Blacks v France Test 3

[antipodean]

Ref can't impede defenders under the laws.

[taniwharugby]

Tried to milk that

[akan004]

Terrible call from the ref. Another week of whinging from the neutrals I guess.

[Derm McCrum]

Napping. Lacey great assist for NZ.

[Damo]

There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

[ShadowTrooper]

Marshall really needs to stop adding fuel to the fire

[gt12]

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

I was just trying to find that. Thanks.

[mariner4life]

Lacey's action will hide the fact the ABs managed to completely isolate the halfback. Good play

[Baron Silas Greenback]

Justin Marshall is just so annoying.

[kiwiinmelb]

These nh refs have to stop cheating

[taniwharugby]

That 9 pushed the ref twice toward the zone Dmac was running, he also pushed him toward a ruck earlier as Well.

[Derm McCrum]

@stargazer said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

That's really unfair. That try should be disallowed. The ref has just given the NH media reason to moan again. Damn it.

Hardly. Lacey is Irish. The French media will dine on it though.

[Toddy]

It's s bullshit try but good vision from Smith and Dmac

[akan004]

Barrett has been really punishing with his defence. Perhaps we have found our long term no 6?

[No Quarter]

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Learn the laws FFS Marshall.

He's just bloody infuriating.

[KiwiMurph]

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

It should exist.

[ShadowTrooper]

A Smith really needs to stop flapping his arms

[Derm McCrum]

5 tries in 35 minutes. Good scoring rate.

[Damo]

@gt12 said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

I was just trying to find that. Thanks.

Sound policy reasons for it too. If a ref being in the way could call play back then refs would find themselves getting pushed and pulled and defenders would spend their time trying to mile obstruction rather than defending.

[Victor Meldrew]

@derm-mccrum said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@stargazer said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

That's really unfair. That try should be disallowed. The ref has just given the NH media reason to moan again. Damn it.

Hardly. Lacey is Irish. The French media will dine on it though.

I wouldn't blame the French media one bit. There's been some bloody awful reffing this series.