Stealing the tip

[co2ice]

Boys JV tonight, on the tip the ball is mere inches out of my partners hand when visiting jumper swipes the ball to a team mate almost before homes jumper leaves the floor. In 8 years of reffing I've never called this but did tonight. At half head V coach comes to us on the floor before we go to our locker room to show me I missed that call he even had a rule book with him. Said I have coached for 16 years and I'm not stupid but show me where itr says you cant steal the jump. He points to rule 9 some where and it says nothing. I told him I get the reference before the end of the game. In our locker room we found it in rule 6 3 6/7 and informed him before the start of the half, Man that felt soooooooo Gooooooood!!! I wonder if I'll get an apology? No need I know the rules!!!!!!