Quote: Rogues Gallery "A friend called me tonight and he said he would check with a referee he knows to see if that is true. There is no doubt however that Whitings feet were on the line when he caught the ball.
The other school of thought is that the rule was changed a few years ago to prevent players just straddling the line and scooping the ball out and claiming the advantage. That maybe the reason for Saints head and feed.
I'll post on here if he gets back to me.'"
Hope this clarifies it all touches the touch line or the ground beyond the touch line or any object on or outside the touch line except when a player, tackled in the field of play, steps into touch as he regains his feet in which case he shall play the ball in the field of play[/i."
Didn't matter that Whitings foot was on the line before or after he caught it. Correct decision by the TJ - scrum to Saints.
