That first disallowed try was a deliberate scottish tactic, by never contesting the maul it meant that it was never formed, according to the rules both teams are required to form mauls. Without the maul formed the SA ball carrier had men between the defenders and himself, an obstruction. This is why the try was disallowed and Scotland were awarded a penalty. The second time it happened, Scotland did the exact same thing which is frustrating as the ref awarded a try, no consistency, not completely his fault as we were exploiting a fairly obscure part of the rules but he did get it right the first time. It is a very clever way to defend a maul I wouldn't be surprised to see it more often in the future, especially as you are not (technically) allowed to collapsed the fuckers now..
Ah! I thought it was that but didn't think it was so obvious. Nice loop hole but I think it failed the second time because there was a little contesting but only made for a massive cock up.
Ah! I thought it was that but didn't think it was so obvious. Nice loop hole but I think it failed the second time because there was a little contesting but only made for a massive cock up.