Re: Rugby Championship 2021
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:43 pm
Time wasting penalties
Penalties are a major source of time wasting
1 the decision to either to go for goal or touch
2 to getting the ball to the kicker
3 the slow walk to form a line out
4 the decision of the target for the throw
5 the small step to achieve a throw down your own line and ( then the linesman might ask you to step back )
Why pick on a kicker for slowing the kick ?
It’s a hobby horse of mine a penalty kicked into the 22 should be a defenders ball .
It would reduce the number of maul and grunt trys where nobody knows who scored and the Ref has to go to the TMO to confirm a try and then the ref has to go to the big screen and a discussion with his assistants
Referees them selves are possible the biggest time wasters on the pitch
With play on decisions where no meaningful advantage is possible ie frequently between the 22 s
And also the unfair advantage within the 22 where if the defending team actually win possession after a number of phases it is a pointless gain for defenders as the game is pulled back for a foul which was no great advantage to the defenders since they failed to gain possession and continued to defend .
If you want to identify time wasters look no further than the ref.
Penalties are a major source of time wasting
1 the decision to either to go for goal or touch
2 to getting the ball to the kicker
3 the slow walk to form a line out
4 the decision of the target for the throw
5 the small step to achieve a throw down your own line and ( then the linesman might ask you to step back )
Why pick on a kicker for slowing the kick ?
It’s a hobby horse of mine a penalty kicked into the 22 should be a defenders ball .
It would reduce the number of maul and grunt trys where nobody knows who scored and the Ref has to go to the TMO to confirm a try and then the ref has to go to the big screen and a discussion with his assistants
Referees them selves are possible the biggest time wasters on the pitch
With play on decisions where no meaningful advantage is possible ie frequently between the 22 s
And also the unfair advantage within the 22 where if the defending team actually win possession after a number of phases it is a pointless gain for defenders as the game is pulled back for a foul which was no great advantage to the defenders since they failed to gain possession and continued to defend .
If you want to identify time wasters look no further than the ref.