Hi
Watching a club game yesterday, an attacking player kicked the ball over the opposition's try line. He and a defending player both placed their hands on the ball. In the opinion of the referee both players had placed their hands on the ball simultaneously and therefore he felt he couldn't award a try. How should the game have been restarted? Thanks
Steve
Hi Steve
This is covered by Law 21.17 The correct restart would be a 5m attacking scrum.
DOUBT ABOUT GROUNDING
21.17. If there is doubt about which team first grounded the ball in in-goal, play is restarted with a five-metre scrum, in line with the place where the ball was grounded. The attacking team throws in
Thanks for a great question.
The Rugby Ref
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