Fri Nov 11, 2011, 01:16pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
Am I the only one here who sees this? Think what "pulling" entails, and if on offense you're pulling anything, it's got to be illegal use of hands. That hasn't been a 15 yard penalty for decades, but it's either: - assisting the ballcarrier by pulling him,
- locking arms with a teammate in blocking, or
- holding an opponent.
Can anyone else explain how any form of "pulling the pile" where a teammate in the pile has the ball could be legal other than in Rugby Union? |
Sure. You left out[*]pulling the jersey of a teammate (which would be completely legal).
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