Re: Woodward Complains

"Ian Diddams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Richard Whitcombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
> > Oh, and a sanction for Dawsons illegal dummy at the final ruck leading
up to
> > the drop goal.
>
>
> Dummy ball in hand is allowed - as it is in any other phase of play.
> Dummy without the ball is illegal  ie move hands as if passing but
> ball remains on ground within the ruck.

Er....the laws say anything which suggest the ball is out of the ruck, when
it's not.  The specific dummy-pass offence, IIRC, only applies at the base
of the scrum.

>
> Dawson's dummy was with ball in hand - its legal and permissable and
> the Aus fringe defence that were too busy thinking about JW to
> remember to cover the ruck fringe bought it left right and centre.
>
> Summary - it wsn't an illegal dummy.
>

Agreed - but I thought our one-eyed pal was talking about the final, final
ruck - not the break Daws made a couple of phases earlier.