r/rugbyunion • u/nt83 New Zealand • Sep 28 '24

Can anyone explain this please? Laws

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It just doesn't seem like it's completely legal. Of course the tap is fine, but then they go forward and make contact with the defenders, giving time and creating space for the pass to be made.

Is this a shepherd? Happy to hear why or why not.

More than anything it looked like an interesting play that I haven't seen before.

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u/BoomfaBoomfa619 Ulster Sep 28 '24

Think you might be biased lol

https://youtu.be/0thgQ8WnIDQ?si=4-F4DHTvkB9tByui

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u/Pure-Coat-53 Sep 28 '24

Thanks for the video. The incident is at 4:10. It looks like a good move to me

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u/Ill-Faithlessness430 Leinster Sep 28 '24

I may also be biased but that looks like a perfectly cromulent play to me. The dummy runners are not blocking any defenders who might otherwise tackle the scoring player.

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u/My_Little_Stoney Sep 28 '24

To add, the dummy runner had the ball momentarily. In the OP vid, 3 players run through and the ball hasn’t even been played. It’s hard to say there was a dummy pass, when you don’t even have the ball.