: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:21 pm  

Because there are too many forward passes for a video ref to deal with.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:33 pm  

For some reason i thought the RFL had done away with the penalty try too, not sure why?

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:07 pm  

bennya wrote:

For some reason i thought the RFL had done away with the penalty try too, not sure why?

For stripping, that could be where you're getting confused?

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:49 pm  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

Because there are too many forward passes for a video ref to deal with.

Only when Saints play.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:52 pm  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

Because there are too many forward passes for a video ref to deal with.

Agreed. The use of the "flat pass" from acting half means that if we pulled up every pass that was technically forward according to the laws we'd have one at least every other set of 6.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:58 pm  

Wheres My Shirt wrote:

Indeed, and you can't use the position of the passer/receiver as due to their forward speed, the ball could well be going backwards relative to the passer, yet still forward relative to the pitch.

Backwards relative to where the passer is on the field when the receiver catches it, as opposed to forward from where the passer was on the field when he let go of it.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:03 pm  

Kelvin's Ferret wrote:

Backwards relative to where the passer is on the field when the receiver catches it, as opposed to forward from where the passer was on the field when he let go of it.

You never did get this, did you?

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:12 am  

Thanks All

I now have a better understanding!