Australia v England - 2nd Test

[gibbon rib]

Aussie commentators' lack of understanding of the rules is a hard listen. Been this way for years.

[Mackerzzzz]

That is not a deliberate knock on

[Canes4life]

@MiketheSnow said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

He’s going for the intercept ffs.

And failed

High reward, high risk

Yeah but it’s not a deliberate knock on.

[nzzp]

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

it really is

[nzzp]

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@MiketheSnow said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

He’s going for the intercept ffs.

And failed

High reward, high risk

Yeah but it’s not a deliberate knock on.

it really is

[Canes4life]

@nzzp it’s not because he’s clearly going for the intercept.

[ACT Crusader]

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

Going for an intercept by throwing one arm in the air whilst jumping, yeah nah. Easy YC when the attacking team are in the red zone.

[antipodean]

Some of you are showing the same misunderstanding of the laws as the Australian commentators. It's a clear knock on with no reasonable prospect of being an intercept and hence falls into foul play territory.

All he did was throw an arm into the path of the ball.

[Canes4life]

Aus need to score next.

[Kruse]

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

Not by the definition in the English language,
But yes, by the definition/interpretation of World Rugby.
Amazed, but happy, that wasn't a Penalty Try.

[Kirwan]

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

Aus need to score next.

They need a red card to spark them up.

[Mattasaurus]

@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

Going for an intercept by throwing one arm in the air whilst jumping, yeah nah. Easy YC when the attacking team are in the red zone.

So any failed interception is a deliberate knock on...
I thought the rule was not slapping the ball in a downward motion

[nzzp]

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@nzzp it’s not because he’s clearly going for the intercept.

yep. But
https://www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/law/11

It is not an intentional knock-on if, in the act of trying to catch the ball, the player knocks on provided that there was a reasonable expectation that the player could gain possession.

Jumping one hander = not a reasonable expectation.

Whatever your opinion, the way the game is reffed these days it's a YC if there is an overlap

[antipodean]

That looked high on Lolesio.

[Kirwan]

@Mattasaurus said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

Going for an intercept by throwing one arm in the air whilst jumping, yeah nah. Easy YC when the attacking team are in the red zone.

So any failed interception is a deliberate knock on...
I thought the rule was not slapping the ball in a downward motion

No, you saw one from England in this very game.

[Mattasaurus]

@nzzp said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@nzzp it’s not because he’s clearly going for the intercept.

yep. But
https://www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/law/11

It is not an intentional knock-on if, in the act of trying to catch the ball, the player knocks on provided that there was a reasonable expectation that the player could gain possession.

Jumping one hander = not a reasonable expectation.

Whatever your opinion, the way the game is reffed these days it's a YC if there is an overlap

I can take that...

[gibbon rib]

@MiketheSnow said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

He’s going for the intercept ffs.

And failed

High reward, high risk

Exactly this.

If you said it's not a deliberate knock-on unless the player was actually trying to smack it without catching it then the offence wouldn't exist.

[hydro11]

@Canes4life said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

I don’t think so. He’s going for the intercept.

Since when has it been ruled like that? 2012? That is a clear YC under these interpretations. Whether it should be or not is another question. If that wasn't a YC, then it would be hard for any deliberate knock to be a YC,

[Mattasaurus]

Excellent cover tackle

[gibbon rib]

@Mattasaurus said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

@Mackerzzzz said in Australia v England - 2nd Test:

That is not a deliberate knock on

Going for an intercept by throwing one arm in the air whilst jumping, yeah nah. Easy YC when the attacking team are in the red zone.

So any failed interception is a deliberate knock on...
I thought the rule was not slapping the ball in a downward motion

I think that was a furphy invented by Aussie commentators / coaches/ fans a couple of years back to justify their rage at not being given a knock-on when Nick Tompkins
knocked it down (and backwards)