Tichtheid wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 5:05 pm
CM11 wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:57 pm
He also, as I say, landed on the ball with one hand and the other on the ground whilst Hogg was placing the ball, the tackled player must be allowed to place the ball on sanction of a penalty.
Eh, no.
That applies to tacklers. Not other players arriving at the tackle.
(a) No player may prevent the tackled player from passing the ball.
(b) No player may prevent the tackled player from releasing the ball and getting up or moving away from it.
(c) No player may pull the ball from the tackled player before the tackled player has released it.
Penalty: Penalty Kick
This is a fine line and very subjective, but it would make sense to me that a player should be allowed to place or pass the ball unhindered. If they take too long, as discussed above, then they are open to being turned over.
The wording above appears nowhere in the world rugby law book.
Law 13.3
A player on the ground, in the field of play, without the ball is out of the game
and must:
a. Allow opponents who are not on the ground to play or gain possession of
the ball.
b. Not play the ball.
c. Not tackle or attempt to tackle an opponent.
Sanction: Penalty.
Law 14.5
Tacklers must :
a. Immediately release the ball and the ball-carrier after both players go to
ground.
b. Immediately move away from the tackled player and from the ball or get
up.
c. Be on their feet before attempting to play the ball.
d. Allow the tackled player to release or play the ball.
e. Allow the tackled player to move away from the ball.
Sanction : Penalty.
Any player on their feet can play the ball, provided they are the first person there, and the tackled player has no right to stop them, placement or no.
Only the tackler has a duty to allow the tackled player to place the ball.