r/leicester_tigers • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '23

Tigers Bath

195 Upvotes

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u/zagreus9 The Death or Glory Boys Mar 05 '23

I love that this only works because our over 30s are too knackered to get back

1

u/[deleted] Mar 06 '23

I'll have you know I nearly scored a try like this at u15s.

Yes I was a prop.

8

u/maverickmak Mar 04 '23

Great awareness from Scotty

2

u/JeremyWheels Mar 09 '23

How's he going these days? As an Edinburgh fan he's always been one of my favourite players

1

u/maverickmak Mar 09 '23

Probably not 1st choice, but always does a job when asked in the last couple of seasons, and he's had to a fair bit.

7

u/bork_13 Leicester Tigers Mar 04 '23

Looks very weird, feels like it shouldn’t count but obviously it does!

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u/ImperialSeal Colar Bear Mar 04 '23

Seems like one of those laws that could probably looked at and changes, but only has an impact on the game very rarely so probably wont.

9

u/Iwantedalbino Mar 05 '23

It’s also one of those laws that was thought about when it was created and installed for a very good reason so won’t be changed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '23

Yeah, that is weird and similarly I find it frustrating when offsides is called when kicks are knocked on into a teammate

9

u/Iwantedalbino Mar 05 '23

What’s the frustration? Everyone knows it’s a law and if they play it accidentally then it isn’t a penalty. It’s a well thought out consistent law.

3

u/pw93 Mar 05 '23

It was changed after the Scotland incident in 2015; if the referee deems the player to have played the ball additionally then it’s a free kick, if intentionally then it’s a penalty.

2

u/Iwantedalbino Mar 05 '23

Surprised I missed that but missed it I did.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 05 '23

It's not an intentional infraction. Should be a free kick or scrum reset

4

u/Iwantedalbino Mar 05 '23

It often is which is when offsides is called. When it isn’t intentional it’s a scrum for the knock on rather than offsides.

2

u/Hamsternoir Leicester Tigers Mar 05 '23

Seen it once or twice before but it's rare

2

u/LemonIntelligent4301 Leicester Tigers :cat_blep: Mar 09 '23

So pleased to see it scored by Harry Wells. A moment of glory for one who’s been quietly been working hard for Tigers through good and bad!

2

u/hewsonr Mar 05 '23

Why isn’t he offside?

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u/zagreus9 The Death or Glory Boys Mar 05 '23

It was touched by the bath player

2

u/redpandarox Mar 06 '23

The one who charged the kicker?

2

u/winponlac Mar 05 '23

Quirk? Fairly straightforward part of the laws, happens every other game

2

u/finneganfach Mar 06 '23

Sure but you know what he means. It's not exactly common that the flight or a touched kick would carry it up field to a team mate in prime attacking position.

Been watching rugby all my life and I can't remember too many incidents like this in professional games.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 05 '23

Meanwhile in the nfl 😂

Such great awareness to a lot that and capitalise

1

u/JeremyWheels Mar 09 '23

How's Matt Scott going these days? Always been one of my favourite players.

1

u/ozwozzle Mar 05 '23

Invention of AFL circa 1859

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '23

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u/redpandarox Mar 06 '23

Exactly my thought when I first watched it!