Drop Goal Rules : Mon May 11, 2009 12:34 pm  

Am I missing something? I thought a drop goal had to firstly hit the ground then be kicked? The one on Saturday was kicked on the full. I searched the interweb and came up with this

". A goal shall be scored by a player when the whole of the ball during flight passes over the opponents' cross-bar between the uprights in a direction towards the opponents' dead-ball line after being kicked by the player in any one of the following circumstances:

(a) From a penalty kick (1) by placing the ball on the ground and kicking it or (2) by dropping the ball from the hands and kicking it as it rebounds from the ground (i.e., a drop kick).
(b) From a drop kick during play, and
(c) After a try has been scored by the player's side by placing the ball on the ground in the field of play at any point on the line drawn parallel to the touch line and through the point at which the try was scored, and kicking it.

When a kick at goal is being taken after a try has been scored the opponents shall retire behind their own goal line or stand outside the field of play. "

No sour grapes, game is over and done with. Just wondered... is all.

: Mon May 11, 2009 12:35 pm  

Looked like a drop goal to me?

: Mon May 11, 2009 12:39 pm  

did look like a drop goal to me as well.

sherwin slipped as well when he kicked it so no point in complaning about it but to me it looked like a drop goal.

: Mon May 11, 2009 12:58 pm  

faxtastic wrote:

did look like a drop goal to me as well.

sherwin slipped as well when he kicked it so no point in complaning about it but to me it looked like a drop goal.

Not complaining, just checking. This was one of the only bits shown on BBC on Sunday and I paused it and re-wound it. The ball never hit the floor. It looked to me like he was just kicking downfield and as he slipped the ball went over the posts.

: Mon May 11, 2009 1:11 pm  

Looked alright to me.
Check it out on bbc i-player for yourself and see.
You can tell how it went over the posts it was a dg.

: Mon May 11, 2009 1:12 pm  

pinballwizzard wrote:

Looked alright to me.
Check it out on bbc i-player for yourself and see.
You can tell how it went over the posts it was a dg.

have you got a link i can never find things on i-player.

: Mon May 11, 2009 2:07 pm  

surely if it was dropped first then it would be a knock on.? i think it was a pretty standard drop goal

: Mon May 11, 2009 2:17 pm  

faxfan wrote:

surely if it was dropped first then it would be a knock on.? i think it was a pretty standard drop goal

No, that is a standard drop goal. The ball hits the floor and is kicked between the posts.

Saturdays was a clear punt, with the ball not hitting the floor, in my opinion.

: Mon May 11, 2009 2:30 pm  

It looked OK in real time...a bit too good! I think we should let it lie now all this talk about golden point and now whether the drop goal was legitimate.

: Mon May 11, 2009 3:16 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

Saturdays was a clear punt, with the ball not hitting the floor, in my opinion.

You seem to be the only person in the world who thinks this. Have you got a link to the video that proves otherwise?