Scrum penalty

[cc eagle]

How come the scrum penalty against Tom wasn't called a Differential penalty as it was a scrum infringement, I had my tv muted at the time so I didn't hear if the commentators explained the reasoning

 

[The Wheel]

How come the scrum penalty against Tom wasn't called a Differential penalty as it was a scrum infringement, I had my tv muted at the time so I didn't hear if the commentators explained the reasoning

They didn’t explain it, I thought exactly the same

 

[wedgetail eagle]

I think it had the commentators stumped, too

 

[EOL now nesting on the GC]

Annesley will be hoovering that Rug tonight in preparation for his press conference. Disgraceful

 

[Mals]

How come the scrum penalty against Tom wasn't called a Differential penalty as it was a scrum infringement, I had my tv muted at the time so I didn't hear if the commentators explained the reasoning

Ahhh I take this was the one that Burton kicked to level the scores at 12 - 12? I was mystified at the game I thought it must have been for us breaking too quickly in defence.

 

[The Insomniac]

Whilst we on weird refereeing how many times were we blatantly held down without penalty. Seemed to happen the Cherry a number of times but was just allowed. Also that time down in the northern corner with an absolute obvious marker issue when Cherry was eventually stripped. Crickey the ref must have his ****ing eyes painted on. Cummings is a terrible ref and obviously hates us.

 

[Shoe1]

Commentators thought it was a differential.

 

[Waz13]

Whilst we on weird refereeing how many times were we blatantly held down without penalty. Seemed to happen the Cherry a number of times but was just allowed. Also that time down in the northern corner with an absolute obvious marker issue when Cherry was eventually stripped. Crickey the ref must have his ****ing eyes painted on. Cummings is a terrible ref and obviously hates us.

It was a shocking ref display imo yesterday. There were 10-15 occasions we should have received 6 agains/penalties and didn’t. Josh Jackson should have gave away half of them. Even the commentators were noting the same. It was really bloody obvious. Imo it’s clear now the refs are controlling games to minimize the blow out scores. If we’d been awarded more penalties/6 we would have broken them eventually and likely flood gates opening.

 

[pt73]

Annesley will be hoovering that Rug tonight in preparation for his press conference. Disgraceful

After rehearsing his usual grovelling apology to blame the ref and/or the bunker.

 

[simon64]

I also thought it was a differential.

We're lucky that we got there regardless.

 

[Snake]

Differential penalty if the infringement is from the scrum (breaking early, etc.). The referee must have ruled we were offside in the line.

 

[Shoe1]

Differential penalty if the infringement is from the scrum (breaking early, etc.). The referee must have ruled we were offside in the line.

it's funny - I think he penalised Tom for being offside, but he was lock I thought so musta broke early.

Either way, both times they kicked a penalty goal I was pleased, because conceding a try would have been fatal.

 

[XV-1]

How come the scrum penalty against Tom wasn't called a Differential penalty as it was a scrum infringement, I had my tv muted at the time so I didn't hear if the commentators explained the reasoning

I checked with my mate who is involved in the NRL. NRL changed the scrum rule last year from differential to a penalty.
It was supposed to make it a harsher penalty than the 6 again rule, which the differential virtually was.

 

[47MVEagle]

It happened again in tonight's game - Proctor broke early from the scrum, the ref awarded the Tigers a penalty & Brooks kicked the goal.