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| The ball is thrown to 2 or 4 in the lineout. The player catches and presents the ball, the man either side takes a bind to seal the ball. In the good old days each player would bind across the front of the man presenting, I've noticed in modern rugby they bind on the lower back/kidney/waistband area of the catcher. Apart from affording some degree of protection to the man presenting I can't see how it improves the subsequent drive. Any answers?
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Does it something to do with narrowing the front of the maul and making it harder to stop??
Death or Glory
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It would be good to get a refs perspective on this. On a recent tour in NZ each of the refs stressed at the briefing that binding in front of the jumper was to be penalised as offside (as blocking). It is also easier in my opinion to 'sit' into a drive from the 'newer' position - and especially if the ball has been well sealed by the cleaning man.
Pat
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| I've noticed at the Women's WC that the call for obstructing, players in front of the catcher has been regularly called and that the players look somewhat confused. As a matter of interest how did the tour to NZ go?
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Ref here!
Prioriy for the defending team is to tackle the catcher as soon as he hits the ground, thereby stopping the drive.
In order for the defender to be able to tackle the ball carrier he must not be impeded by any other player.
Binding onto the catcher DOES NOT stop the defender from tackling the ball carrier.
Binding in front of the catcher DOES stop the defenders from tackling the ball carrier and is considered obstruction and is illegal.
So you may not put your arms over the back of the catcher and put yourself in front of the catcher.
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Fantastic thanks CF. We had worked very hard on the current breakdown guidance and it really paid off.
Granted we were playing teams below the elite level but the 1st XV ended unbeaten with 4 wins and a draw and the 2nd XV 2 wins and 3 losses. The knowledge and intensity of rugby by everyone in NZ was a revelation to our boys. Huge learning curve for them.
Pat
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