Quote: TheElectricGlidingWarrior "Of course you can, otherwise you could have a situation where two people are running for the ball, and the one who gets there first boots it at the other whom it bounces off and goes into touch, the first player then claims a scrum on the basis that the other one had put himself in a position where it could hit him. '"
Or the converse happens and one person is running with the sole intention to hamper the other person, and should they touch the ball even at the expense of the other person they are judged to have not played at the ball. Which simply leaves ridiculous situations like the one mentioned which you have conveniently failed to address.
Ill state it again for you " imagine a defensive player is shepherding the ball over the dead ball line from an attacking kick, the ball takes a bounce backwards and rebounds off said player and in to touch, do you give a drop out or a tap on the twenty?"
Quote: TheElectricGlidingWarrior "One problem with all this
It isnt a problem at all. The fact Burrow touched the ball and the fact he was involved is irrelevant to whether or not Charnley played at the ball. Whether it comes off Burrow, the floor, a strange bounce, a mole which decides to stick his head out at that exact moment, and tear in the space/time continuum is all irrelevant to whether or not Charnley plays at the ball.
