Ride the Lion to Zion
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Re first play Eels/Dragons -
Eels player ran the ball back from the kick-off. Was held up and shoved about 10 metres to the side-line. The relevant clause in the rulebook is -
"Moving Tackle Player: Where opponents do not make a tackle effective in the quickest possible manner but attempt to push, pull or carry the player in possession, it is permissible for colleagues of the tackled player to lend their weight in order to avoid losing ground. Immediately this happens the referee should call Held"
An Eels teammate did make a half-hearted effort to get involved. I reckon the ref should have called Held. Tricky judgement though because the ball-carrier, despite heading towards the side-line, still had forward momentum.
Eels player ran the ball back from the kick-off. Was held up and shoved about 10 metres to the side-line. The relevant clause in the rulebook is -
"Moving Tackle Player: Where opponents do not make a tackle effective in the quickest possible manner but attempt to push, pull or carry the player in possession, it is permissible for colleagues of the tackled player to lend their weight in order to avoid losing ground. Immediately this happens the referee should call Held"
An Eels teammate did make a half-hearted effort to get involved. I reckon the ref should have called Held. Tricky judgement though because the ball-carrier, despite heading towards the side-line, still had forward momentum.
