Is it a knock-on in rugby if u throw it over the players head and still catch it?Or is it a forward pass?

Question

say id they were running up in a line, nd u get the ball nd d man is commited in2 the tackle nd just b4 contact u lob it up in the air over the player goin in2 d tackle,nd catch it b4 contact wit the ground...

Answer 1

In Rugby League it is a DELIBERATE forward pass and as such is dealt with by the award of a penalty to the non offending side.

An ordinary forward pass would be dealt with by the award of a scrum to the non offending side.

Answer 2

If you throw the ball & catch it yourself it is not a knock on.

Answer 3

Forward pass, a knock on is only if it hits the player and bounces forward onto the ground, still illegal, but a big difference

Answer 4

It is at the referees discretion.

Originally if it left your hands and went forward without touching your boot it was illegal.

Nowadays, a player is allowed 'adjust' if he is juggling a ball. How much 'adjustment' and whether or not this is deliberate is up to the referee.

However it is still illegal for the ball to go forward.

2 laws slightly clashing? up to referee.

Answer 5

You can only do this by kicking

Answer 6

In both forms of rugby (league and union), it's only a knock-on if the ball hits the ground after leaving the hand and bounces forward. It doesn't matter at all if the ball goes over somebody's head.

As for it being a forward pass, in league, it is a moot point: in such a situation, a pass that went along the ground, then forward could be called a knock-on or a forward pass, but the result is the same. I assume it is the same in union, but I'm not sure.

Answer 7

Yeah, if the ball leaves your hands, it has to be traveling backwards or sideways.... unless you're kicking.

Answer 8

its a foward pass m8....

Answer 9

i play rugby myself for 6 years and you are not aloud to do it

Answer 10

"Throw"- so it would be a forward pass.