Quote: dencom "Comments with a bias!!!
The number of forward passes are an embarrassment particularly when a try resullts. The comment repeated by Cummings a few weeks ago that you cant test for a forward pass because of difficult camera angles I feel is nonsense. As we have seen a virtual line across the screen/pitch to test for offside at a kick I am sure forwards can be dealt with in the same way! I dont subscribe to the argument that the are too may time delaying decisions by video - we need accurate decisions.
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No they can't, the speed & direction of the player passing the ball would be just two factors that would need to be analysed if it's to be anything like accurate in relation to any line. This is because the ball has forward momentum when a player is running forward, the pass is relative to the player passing it NOT the ground. This is specifically mentioned in the laws.
In RU their laws stipulates that the ball shall not travel forward toward the try line though interpretation of such is now accepting of momentum as to why a ball will travel forward in relation to the ground but will have actually being passed backwards.