[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Clampdown on gamesmanship : Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:38 pm  

WF Rhino wrote:

And on purpose, surely that should be a professional foul?

The innocent look on his face when he did it though. Hilarious.

Easiest penalty I've ever seen. Not even close.

Re: Clampdown on gamesmanship : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:03 pm  

Are the refs having some kind of contest on awarding scrum penalties this year?

Re: Clampdown on gamesmanship : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:22 pm  

Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino wrote:

The innocent look on his face when he did it though. Hilarious.

Easiest penalty I've ever seen. Not even close.

To be fair I think he always looks that gormless.

[Bullseye]

Re: Clampdown on gamesmanship : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:28 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Are the refs having some kind of contest on awarding scrum penalties this year?

I suspect it's down to teams holding the ball in the scrum deliberately to try and catch the defending team offside. Seems to be a new thing this year.

Re: Clampdown on gamesmanship : Tue Feb 21, 2017 4:52 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I suspect it's down to teams holding the ball in the scrum deliberately to try and catch the defending team offside. Seems to be a new thing this year.

Wigan was doing it last season,nothing new.Same old Wigan always....we all know what come next.