silvertail
Reserve Grader
More so called bad luck upon reflecting on the Blair try.
In both rugby league and in rugby union, if the referee believes that a try has been prevented by the defending team's misconduct, he may award the attacking team a penalty try. Penalty tries are always awarded under the posts regardless of where the offence took place.
In rugby league, an 8-point try is awarded if the defending team commits an act of foul play as the ball is being grounded. The try is awarded, and is followed by a conversion attempt, in-line from where the try was scored, and then a penalty kick from in front of the posts. In rugby union, foul play after a try being scored results in a penalty being awarded on the half way mark, in lieu of a kick off.
By that definition, the right decision was made. But a pretty dumb rule when you think about it. You can knock someone's head off after a try, get sin binned but have no fear, no additional penalty shot will be awarded because the infringement occurred AFTER the ball was grounded.
It's the only time in a game when a penalty is not a penalty (other than off-side in extra time).
You would think that the NRL would have had plenty of time to have reconsidered this rule. Right now it's an 8 point try if Billy Slater's stud fly into your face as you are putting the ball down. No 8 point try if Billy arrives a fraction late, AFTER the ball is grounded and rips your face off with his studs leading in some sort of karate slide tackle.
In both rugby league and in rugby union, if the referee believes that a try has been prevented by the defending team's misconduct, he may award the attacking team a penalty try. Penalty tries are always awarded under the posts regardless of where the offence took place.
In rugby league, an 8-point try is awarded if the defending team commits an act of foul play as the ball is being grounded. The try is awarded, and is followed by a conversion attempt, in-line from where the try was scored, and then a penalty kick from in front of the posts. In rugby union, foul play after a try being scored results in a penalty being awarded on the half way mark, in lieu of a kick off.
By that definition, the right decision was made. But a pretty dumb rule when you think about it. You can knock someone's head off after a try, get sin binned but have no fear, no additional penalty shot will be awarded because the infringement occurred AFTER the ball was grounded.
It's the only time in a game when a penalty is not a penalty (other than off-side in extra time).
You would think that the NRL would have had plenty of time to have reconsidered this rule. Right now it's an 8 point try if Billy Slater's stud fly into your face as you are putting the ball down. No 8 point try if Billy arrives a fraction late, AFTER the ball is grounded and rips your face off with his studs leading in some sort of karate slide tackle.
