Quote: The Jamster "I know WHY the decision went that way, a territory concept, my point is WHY is that the way the rule works- i may be wrong but can't think of any other rules in our game where territory is considered a factor, possession yes field position no.'"
Yes there is , field position comes into play in penalty try decisions , unless the ball is 6 inches from contacting the try line , it is Ok to smash somebody in the face and not give away a PT