The Virtual Terrace • Re: Lying in the ruck = penalty
Wirefan wrote:
This is getting farcical now. Can't and shouldn't be left til end of the season to resolve it.
Aside from anything else, the game as a spectacle is really suffering.
It's dead simple as far as I am concerned. If the defending player makes an attempt to move but is trapped or can't move, play on. If the player just lies there and it's a general obstruction, penalty. If there is an attempt by the attacker to cheat the rule (ie diving, deliberately placing the ball over the defender, penalty the other way.
The Hull coach has said that there is a coaches meeting on May 1st where this ruck situation will be addressed. The ruck penalties in the Catalans v Castleford match ruined my enjoyment of the match particularly as I watch all NRL matches where the problem has been resolved.
Statistics: Posted by Freddie Miller. — Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:25 am