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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Held ball.
As Jurassic would say:
Rule 4 section 25 Held Ball
A held ball occurs when:
Art 1: Opponents have their hands so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness.
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As Jurassic would say:
Rule 4 section 25 Held Ball
A held ball occurs when:
Art. 2: An opponent places his/her
hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.
There should be no difference in the plays. In both, the defense stopped the offensive player from doing what he wanted to do. If the defender has a hand on the ball sufficient to tie up the offensive player, just call the held ball. That's the purpose and intent of the rule imo.
Contact occurring after the held ball is called may or may not be incidental, even though the contact might be severe. Judgment call whether it's a foul or not, but if you do call it, it has to be an intentional or flagrant technical foul, by rule and definition(R4-19-1NOTE&4-19-5c).
That's my take on it, News.