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The Lost Sheep · 19-02-2015 12:42PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

i was at a game recently where the ref played 11 minutes overtime......
the supporters were going mad.

anyway, im talking about pro level ..... when you can see the yellow card clock counting down... i always took it that it was linked to the refs "time on"

so if someone was carded on 71 minutes there was no chance of them returning, even if another 12-13-14 minutes was played in "real time"

What happened that 11 minutes were needed??
Nothing ever good can happen in the 11th minute of over time. If game is going well Why keep it going when potentially something could go wrong and if game hasn't been going well why the f*** are you still on the pitch in the 11th minute of over time. No wonder supporters were going mad

At pro level the clocks should be linked to referees time and there is a qualified referee at all pro games who's role is to be the timekeeper and he is who the referee is actually saying time on/time off to.

Yeah_Right · 19-02-2015 12:45PM

dub_skav wrote: »

I'm no ref, but I think this is the way it is.

Player binned at 71 cannot come back on as the clock will have passed 80 before he can return. He can only return at a break in play and once clock passes 80 the game is over at the next break in play, so his first opportunity to re-enter is also the end of the game.

A player binned on 32 is binned for 10 minutes of playing time, so if the clock goes beyond 40 in the first half, this should count as part of his 10.

Break in play could be a penalty so the game wouldn't be over.

dub_skav · 19-02-2015 12:47PM

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Break in play could be a penalty so the game wouldn't be over.

You're right, stupid me.
I actually think I have an extremely hazy memory of somebody coming back on as a result of exactly that. Commentators even mentioned that he wouldn't have been expecting to return

sydthebeat · 19-02-2015 12:48PM

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

What happened that 11 minutes were needed??
Nothing ever good can happen in the 11th minute of over time. If game is going well Why keep it going when potentially something could go wrong and if game hasn't been going well why the f*** are you still on the pitch in the 11th minute of over time. No wonder supporters were going mad
.

the home team were loosing

ah no, there was one incident in the second half where a player had to get treatment on the pitch, but im talking about 90 seconds max.
In cases like this i think a ref has obviously stooped their watch quite often in a half, they should have to audibly annouce to both teams "10 mins left" , "five mins left", "1 min left" etc

does the refs watch give 'real time' and 'match time'? or do refs were two watches to indicate how much over real time they are going?

Downtime · 19-02-2015 12:50PM

dub_skav wrote: »

Player binned at 71 cannot come back on as the clock will have passed 80 before he can return. He can only return at a break in play and once clock passes 80 the game is over at the next break in play, so his first opportunity to re-enter is also the end of the game.

Unless there is a penalty on the 81st minute, where by he could return.

aimee1 · 19-02-2015 01:15PM

Gits_bone wrote: »

I don't look at the number of weeks as the punishment.

I look at the number of games missed.

Russell got 1 and Johnson got 3.

Should have been a red for Johnson really.

Russell is unavailable to play for glasgow this weekend. I say this because look at Healys ban 2 years ago when it was manipulated around the fact he wouldnt have played for leinster in the off week.

At any other time in the season its 2 games.

rrpc · 19-02-2015 01:21PM

molloyjh wrote: »

That's exactly what gets me. The responsibility in this case is on 1 party and 1 party alone. The other party has none. It's completely and utterly lob-sided.

The responsibility is on both players to avoid injury to each other. The guy on the ground has a much greater chance of avoiding an injury because he's on the ground, he can change direction, he can duck, he can step aside, he can step back or he can do all those things with a jump included. The guy in the air can do none of those things.

That's why it's lopsided. The second problem is the guy on the ground can completely invert a player in the ar because of their relative positions. Dan Biggar and Dave Kearney got creamed because physics dictated that they would. Biggar was lucky not to have been hurt.

The bottom line is the guy on the ground has a much greater chance of changing the dynamic, the guy in the air is completely exposed and vulnerable.

captbarnacles · 19-02-2015 01:31PM

Here Kearney jumps when he has no need to really and wins a penalty - using this example could a player jump to catch a pass the same way? what is a defender supposed to do?

Ok after several attempts I can't get the video the start at the time I want - point me in the right direction?

Starts at 1:34:54

irishbucsfan · 19-02-2015 02:10PM

captbarnacles wrote: »

Here Kearney jumps when he has no need to really and wins a penalty - using this example could a player jump to catch a pass the same way? what is a defender supposed to do?

Ok after several attempts I can't get the video the start at the time I want - point me in the right direction?

Starts at 1:34:54

Yeah you could do that to catch a pass as well.

The problem is that you lose a lot of control when you jump into the air, if you jump to catch a pass and the opposition just wait and hit you the second you hit the ground you're going to get flattened and risk a turnover.

SaveOurLyric · 19-02-2015 02:11PM

rrpc wrote: »

The responsibility is on both players to avoid injury to each other. The guy on the ground has a much greater chance of avoiding an injury because he's on the ground, he can change direction, he can duck, he can step aside, he can step back or he can do all those things with a jump included. The guy in the air can do none of those things.

That's why it's lopsided. The second problem is the guy on the ground can completely invert a player in the ar because of their relative positions. Dan Biggar and Dave Kearney got creamed because physics dictated that they would. Biggar was lucky not to have been hurt.

The bottom line is the guy on the ground has a much greater chance of changing the dynamic, the guy in the air is completely exposed and vulnerable.

But you can look at it the other way too. A jumping player, whether to catch a ball or not, cannot responsibly do so if he is going to jump into a player on the ground. A player on the ground is entitled to stay there if he wishes. The jumper must bear the responsiblity and risk for himself of his conscious decision to do so. And, will he clatter into a player fairly standing his ground and risk injuring him. It cannot be player on the ground bears all the responsibilty.
Surely had Russel been in the air (which is clearly legitimate) would only have added to the risk to both players. So surely at least one player planted on the ground is safer than that. So he should not be penalised for doing something that is safer to both players than something he is entitled by the laws to do (jump) ?

irishbucsfan · 19-02-2015 02:15PM

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Surely Russel being in the air (which is clearly legitimate) can only have added to the risk to both players. So surely at least one player planted on the ground is safer than that. So he should not be penalised for doing something that is safer to both players than something he is entitled by the laws to do (jump) ?

The exact opposite of this is the case. One player on the ground is exactly where the danger is.

SaveOurLyric · 19-02-2015 02:18PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The exact opposite of this is the case. One player on the ground is exactly where the danger is.

You would have to expand on that to make a case. It is not self evidently fact.

irishbucsfan · 19-02-2015 02:29PM

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

You would have to expand on that to make a case. It is not self evidently fact.

It is self evidently fact if you just consider any mid-air contest in the sport of rugby and compare them to collisions with players on the ground.

If I am standing on the ground wearing studs (and thus anchored) and you are in the air, you are going to be inverted and land dagerously. Look at Goode/Kearney/Biggar and many more. If we are both in the air then I am not anchored in one place, we'll both be moved by the impact and our final velocity will be much closer to your original velocity.

Can you point to a game-ending injury resluting from a mid-air contest? They're not common.

The Lost Sheep · 19-02-2015 02:50PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

the home team were losing

ah no, there was one incident in the second half where a player had to get treatment on the pitch, but im talking about 90 seconds max.
In cases like this i think a ref has obviously stooped their watch quite often in a half, they should have to audibly annouce to both teams "10 mins left" , "five mins left", "1 min left" etc

does the refs watch give 'real time' and 'match time'? or do refs were two watches to indicate how much over real time they are going?

That happens too much.....
I think you are correct on the time and the referee has probably stopped their watch for various things during half like injuries, waiting for a new ball at a line out etc. I used always stop watch but after being assessed on an occasion and criticised for my time keeping I now try use 2 watches. Referees should be wearing 2 watches. One counting down or in real time and another as a stop watch that they can stop and restart if required

rrpc · 19-02-2015 03:20PM

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

But you can look at it the other way too. A jumping player, whether to catch a ball or not, cannot responsibly do so if he is going to jump into a player on the ground. A player on the ground is entitled to stay there if he wishes. The jumper must bear the responsiblity and risk for himself of his conscious decision to do so. And, will he clatter into a player fairly standing his ground and risk injuring him. It cannot be player on the ground bears all the responsibilty.

The player in the air does have some responsibility, but it doesn't follow that they bear all or equal responsibility to the guy on the ground. Even at the basic level of vulnerability, it's the guy in the air who has most to lose if he's tackled or hit whilst in the air. The guy on the ground may get a bang, but he's in a much better position to avoid contact or minimise it.

The whole point of the exercise is to get the ball; we seem to be losing sight of that. Standing on the ground in a position likely to be hit by a high fielding player is not what I would call a guaranteed positive outcome in that respect. Standing back and allowing the player to hit the ground before hitting him with a tackle is a much better play.

dcrosskid · 19-02-2015 04:02PM

I came across the video earlier where Leinster had a penalty against Connacht and the ball went through the post and the wind blew it back. It's probably been asked or clarified a few times here before but was it the right call to allow the 3 points or should it have been play on?

If I kicked a ball over the line and it blew back in before it hit the ground it would be play on so why was this given?

sydthebeat · 19-02-2015 04:06PM

dcrosskid wrote: »

I came across the video earlier where Leinster had a penalty against Connacht and the ball went through the post and the wind blew it back. It's probably been asked or clarified a few times here before but was it the right call to allow the 3 points or should it have been play on?

If I kicked a ball over the line and it blew back in before it hit the ground it would be play on so why was this given?

it was counted and the ball is considered dead

locum-motion · 20-02-2015 01:51AM

dcrosskid wrote: »

...If I kicked a ball over the line and it blew back in before it hit the ground it would be play on so why was this given?

If it's the touchline you're referring to, the ball isn't 'out' until it touches the line, the ground beyond the line, or something else beyond the line (like a stand or a camera or a crane or a person).

If the ball is kicked out, but the wind blows it back without touching anything or anybody, play on.

pickarooney · 20-02-2015 07:32AM

Losty Dublin wrote: »

This is correct. Law 3:10 covers blood replacements. A player covering a blood injury is allowed to kick for goal. There is a current Law Amendment trial in place regarding possible concussions whereby a player can be removed and replaced during a game. A replacement player coming on in the etvent of a head injury may not kick penalties or conversions. I gather that this limitation is to help prevent teams from trying to tactically exploit potential injuries in the game a la Bloodgate.

Edit; just to add something here. A blood sub only arises when a player is cut and needs the bleeding to be stopped.

That seems like a blatant contradiction. Blood subs can take kicks but not concussion subs and this is to prevent a repeat of bloodgate? Why just kicking? Should a concussion sub be allowed to scrum or contest a lineout? Besides if sexton was not given a concussion test last week after that collision there something amiss.

phog · 20-02-2015 08:32AM

pickarooney wrote: »

That seems like a blatant contradiction. Blood subs can take kicks but not concussion subs and this is to prevent a repeat of bloodgate? Why just kicking? Should a concussion sub be allowed to scrum or contest a lineout? Besides if sexton was not given a concussion test last week after that collision there something amiss.

But there was obvious blood.

20-02-2015 10:12AM

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTFhQsxjdwU

Anyone?

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Why so? What's your call and how do you arrive at your decision?

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

No try. Back to Penalty to England for Italy 5 in at the side.

Deleted User wrote: »

Vunipola and the ball are in touch at 31 seconds when they are on top of the player on the ground, outside the field of play.

If not, there is the contention that team A could have their players lie down in a formation outside the pitch, and have their lightest member walk outside the pitch over them to the try line. A farcical but logical extension.

Any actual referees able to confirm/contradict this? It's been bugging me!

dub_skav · 20-02-2015 10:17AM

Seems to me the decision was that Billy didn't touch the ground when he went out over the line as he was lying on another player - the 9, and they adjudge that he subsequently grounded the ball beside the 9's arm.

The grounding is a little unclear to me from the video, but I can see what the decision was based on.

pickarooney · 20-02-2015 01:00PM

phog wrote: »

But there was obvious blood.

Just like in bloodgate?

phog · 20-02-2015 01:12PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Just like in bloodgate?

Yes but it's still much easier for a ref to see blood and allow a blood sub than try and establish a concussion sub.

The Lost Sheep · 20-02-2015 01:25PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Any actual referees able to confirm/contradict this? It's been bugging me!

The Laws state the ball is in touch when a player carrying it and the ball carrier or the ball touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. Billy didn't touch the ground therefore try give. That's the definition of touch under Law 19 so try awarded

20-02-2015 01:29PM

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

The Laws state the ball is in touch when a player carrying it and the ball carrier or the ball touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. Billy didn't touch the ground therefore try give. That's the definition of touch under Law 19 so try awarded

Can my farcical suggestion of a "player carpet" outside of the touchlines be a logical step in that case?

sydthebeat · 20-02-2015 01:35PM

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

The Laws state the ball is in touch when a player carrying it and the ball carrier or the ball touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. Billy didn't touch the ground therefore try give. That's the definition of touch under Law 19 so try awarded

There seemed to be age between billy being tackled and brought to ground, before he eventually got the ball to ground. At what point is it held up compared to just a continuous wrestle to get it to ground

The Lost Sheep · 20-02-2015 01:39PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

There seemed to be age between billy being tackled and brought to ground, before he eventually got the ball to ground. At what point is it held up compared to just a continuous wrestle to get it to ground

The referee and his officials discretion?

sydthebeat · 20-02-2015 01:41PM

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

The referee and his officials discretion?

So quite acceptable then to consider it a very unfair decision. .....

dub_skav · 20-02-2015 02:30PM

I think it only matters how long you take to get the ball down after your momentum is stopped. So in this case he gets over try line, his (and the 2 defenders) momentum carries him over the sideline and back in again, then he puts the ball down.

As I said previously I can't see a clear grounding (though I can see an attempt), but I have no problem with in-touch or with the time it took.

On live viewing I actually thought to myself - that's probably a try, but probably won't be given as it looks so odd.

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