In rugby unioun are you alowed to dive over the ruck with the ball in your hand to score a try?

Question

my team cleared out and we were a metgere from the line so i picked the ball up and dived over the ruck and the try was dissallowed for diving ove rthe ruck was the refs response.

Answer 1

yes you can as long as its through the ruck and you don't double take( try twice to score)

Answer 2

OF course, as long as no double movement is involved, meaning you move, stop and the move again.

Colin Charvis was known for diving through

Answer 3

Yes as long as all your own players are bound in the ruck by way that players from your team aren't obstructing the defenders in making a tackle.  

Answer 4

Yes, you can. Here's a video of Andrew Ellis doing it for the Crusaders:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to229n20Z...

I also remember Paul o' Connell doing it for Munster in a game this year.

Answer 5

yes you can as long as you come go through the gate, that is, dont come in from the side