Things that annoy you about rugby...
-
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
Christ. Do you just hate defenders?
-
@rapido said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
Christ. Do you just hate defenders?
well, he's a Blues fan...
-
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
-
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
Yep, like calling for the ball when you're running a defensive line behind someome. Seems to work well, and it's just smart play
-
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
In my opinion as a viewer a pass in this instance is a positive attacking piece of play - when this is occuring typically the defender is facing their own goal line which means the attacking team is making/made a break and has momentum - knocking it down with no intention of catching it is a negative play and just takes away the momentum in a cheap way.
I just find it negative just like how an intentional knock forward is penalised instead of a straight knock on or like how intentionally knock the ball out of play is penalised (e.g. SBW v France last year).
However to be clear I'm not talking about changing the rule cos I understand it could then open up a can of worms (e.g. knocking the ball back from a lineout etc). It just annoys me is all.
-
@nzzp said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@no-quarter said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@bones said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@taniwharugby see I didn't notice it that much, it was just watching Murray do it last night I thought he was going to get smoked the first time I saw him do it as it was so far out of the breakdown, like a metre. Then the ref says it's still in. It was like Murray was making a parody of it at first. Nothing in the blues game came close that I saw.
Murray completely takes the piss with that. Frustrating to watch.
Plays the game to the letter of the law. If that's hwo it'll be refereed, play that way - that will drive change more than whinging
I'm pretty sure it's the exact opposite of playing to the letter of the law
-
@rapido said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
I'm pretty sure it's the exact opposite of playing to the letter of the law
Look, I don't like it and I would like something to be done. I just think that if you can make it look ridiculous week after week, something will be done.
As for the 'letter of the law', I'd challenge anyone to actually play the game the way the law book sets it out. So much of rugby is accepted referees interpretation. I have issues with it, but it's just the way life will go.
-
@nzzp said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
Yep, like calling for the ball when you're running a defensive line behind someome. Seems to work well, and it's just smart play
I think so too. However there was a massive thread on the refs forum a while back about whether calling for a pass from the opposition was contrary to the spirit of the game and should be penalized. Daft idea in my view, but there you go. Was split fairly evenly if I recall correctly.
-
@kiwimurph I agree with you, there was an instance a few weeks back where I commented in the game thread about it, it was a very deliberate action, solely aimed at stopping the pass making it to the other player, zero attempt to even catch it.
But I got shouted down, so I got back into my box.
-
@taniwharugby said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph I agree with you, there was an instance a few weeks back where I commented in the game thread about it, it was a very deliberate action, solely aimed at stopping the pass making it to the other player, zero attempt to even catch it.
But I got shouted down, so I got back into my box.
I've got no issue with it as long as people are batting it backwards. It's negative, and it looks bad, but so can a good tackle
-
@damo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@nzzp said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
Yep, like calling for the ball when you're running a defensive line behind someome. Seems to work well, and it's just smart play
I think so too. However there was a massive thread on the refs forum a while back about whether calling for a pass from the opposition was contrary to the spirit of the game and should be penalized. Daft idea in my view, but there you go. Was split fairly evenly if I recall correctly.
That refs forum really does have a hardcore collection of imbeciles. Why would you argue for more subjective interpretation of player's intentions? "I was running back and called inside to let my other defenders know where to go, and then the attacker threw the ball in my direction, so I caught it and you want to penalise me?" There's a reason why non-vision impaired players wear what are supposed to be distinctive uniforms.
Quite frankly, if you're passing close enough that someone can swat the ball backwards to their own line and beat you to it, you've thrown a poor pass and deserve to lose possession.
-
@antipodean well if you're passing close enough that someone can swat the ball up/forward and beat you to it, you've thrown a poor pass, only diff is you get a pen, and likely a YC...see plenty of genuine intercepts that get punished.
Anywhoo, re-read the thread title, 4th word is the key
Back in my box, I had this same conversation already.
-
@taniwharugby said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
see plenty of genuine intercepts that get punished.
You mean plenty of failed intercepts.
I have a simple rule - you catch it or you get penalised. If you're hitting it forward, you're knocking it on, not juggling it in the act of catching.
-
@antipodean ha yeah, failed attempts
Although, Junior Tonu'u got pinged for a deliberate knock forward, that he ended up regathering for Auckland many years ago
-
@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@rebound said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Players being allowed to roll when on the ground, preventing the player on his feet from playing the ball. Should be a penalty like it always used to be. but now you can roll, crawl and whatever you please and its play on. Here I thought rugby is a game played on your feet
Hate this so much along with this "not held" rubbish. If you're tackled and not held you should still have to release the ball before you get to your feet to continue. It would make it so much easier to ref. Its a no brainer.
A post from 6 months ago... but still so relevant.
The thing that has me shouting at the TV more than ever now is when a ball carrier will be brought to ground, the tackler will release (as required by law) and then the ball carrier will just get to his feet and keep running, with a cry of 'not held' from the ref.
Does my fkn head in.
-
@barbarian said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
The thing that has me shouting at the TV more than ever now is when a ball carrier will be brought to ground, the tackler will release (as required by law) and then the ball carrier will just get to his feet and keep running, with a cry of 'not held' from the ref.
I wish i could 'like' this twice.
-
@barbarian said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@mooshld said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@rebound said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
Players being allowed to roll when on the ground, preventing the player on his feet from playing the ball. Should be a penalty like it always used to be. but now you can roll, crawl and whatever you please and its play on. Here I thought rugby is a game played on your feet
Hate this so much along with this "not held" rubbish. If you're tackled and not held you should still have to release the ball before you get to your feet to continue. It would make it so much easier to ref. Its a no brainer.
A post from 6 months ago... but still so relevant.
The thing that has me shouting at the TV more than ever now is when a ball carrier will be brought to ground, the tackler will release (as required by law) and then the ball carrier will just get to his feet and keep running, with a cry of 'not held' from the ref.
Does my fkn head in.
Me three
Thing is, it's really pretty easy to referee I would have thought.
Makes me despair what's happening at refs meetings
-
Knocking the ball down isn't negative, unless your definition of negative is "stops an attack". It's been part of the game forever. The ball is still in play, after all.
Does a player in a tricky position who kicks the ball into touch to avoid a turnover get called "negative"? In that instance there's a deliberate ending of the play. Players even kick the ball backwards to do it.
Is dotting the ball down in your own goal, rather than running it out also "negative"? Again stopping play merely for your own advantage.
Is kicking the ball out at full time "negative"? Stopping play just because you can to prevent the other side from winning is not really positive rugby.
It's not that I think you're wrong, it's I don't even understand how legally playing the ball while keeping it in play can ever be negative.
-
@antipodean said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@damo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@nzzp said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
Yep, like calling for the ball when you're running a defensive line behind someome. Seems to work well, and it's just smart play
I think so too. However there was a massive thread on the refs forum a while back about whether calling for a pass from the opposition was contrary to the spirit of the game and should be penalized. Daft idea in my view, but there you go. Was split fairly evenly if I recall correctly.
That refs forum really does have a hardcore collection of imbeciles. Why would you argue for more subjective interpretation of player's intentions? "I was running back and called inside to let my other defenders know where to go, and then the attacker threw the ball in my direction, so I caught it and you want to penalise me?" There's a reason why non-vision impaired players wear what are supposed to be distinctive uniforms.
Quite frankly, if you're passing close enough that someone can swat the ball backwards to their own line and beat you to it, you've thrown a poor pass and deserve to lose possession.
Agree on all counts.
-
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@booboo said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
@kiwimurph said in Things that annoy you about rugby...:
One thing i've noticed a lot this year is defending teams intentionally knocking an attacking pass backwards/down as they face their own goal-line chasing in defense.
It's legal - as the goes backwards not down/forwards but to me seems a bit of a cheap cop out. There is no intention to catch the ball whatsoever - its a very negative play.
It's clever. If a team makes a stupid pass too close to defenders why should they be rewarded?
In my opinion as a viewer a pass in this instance is a positive attacking piece of play - when this is occuring typically the defender is facing their own goal line which means the attacking team is making/made a break and has momentum - knocking it down with no intention of catching it is a negative play and just takes away the momentum in a cheap way.
I just find it negative just like how an intentional knock forward is penalised instead of a straight knock on or like how intentionally knock the ball out of play is penalised (e.g. SBW v France last year).
However to be clear I'm not talking about changing the rule cos I understand it could then open up a can of worms (e.g. knocking the ball back from a lineout etc). It just annoys me is all.
SBW wasn't penalised because he knocked it out of play - he could have passed it (intentionally) and still been penalised.
Not being allowed to tap or knock the ball in any direction really does put paid to a lot of options though. What about a tap down from a lineout where the opposition threw in? A tap on from a team mate under pressure? Tapping the ball to keep it in play when it's just about to roll out?
