Re: RU and the ruck : Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:15 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I don't claim to understand Union, but when they don't commit to the ruck, why can they then mark the receivers in the line? Surely they are ahead of the ball and offside?

If that rule doesn't exist, it seems a rather easy change to make?

Rule on rucks need players from the opposition to be involved. The tackler was the only player involved so due to Italy not putting anyone in its was open play and players can go where they want. Once 1 other Italian goes in its a ruck so all have to go onside. This will get changed though quickly if it happens again.

Re: RU and the ruck : Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:18 pm  

tank123 wrote:

Rule on rucks need players from the opposition to be involved. The tackler was the only player involved so due to Italy not putting anyone in its was open play and players can go where they want. Once 1 other Italian goes in its a ruck so all have to go onside. This will get changed though quickly if it happens again.

What I don't get is why, if Italy weren't putting anyone into the ruck, could England not just pick the ball up from the ruck and push forward, they would make metres very easily wouldn't they?

Re: RU and the ruck : Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:24 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

What I don't get is why, if Italy weren't putting anyone into the ruck, could England not just pick the ball up from the ruck and push forward, they would make metres very easily wouldn't they?

Your correct. However it took England the full 1st half to work that out

In the 2nd half they avoiding hitting the floor to keep it as a rolling ruck so Italy had to commit players into the ruck. Do we think this will get changed or is it one step closer to more league type tactics for RU?

Re: RU and the ruck : Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:19 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

What I don't get is why, if Italy weren't putting anyone into the ruck, could England not just pick the ball up from the ruck and push forward, they would make metres very easily wouldn't they?

But England do not have players with the intelligence of say Roby, Cameron Smith, Burrows etc who would have read that and darted through and created chaos. Union players are robotic and limited in creative thinking especially in the areas of distribution in ruck or maul.

Think the England players got confused and panicked for a bit.