I have no issue with either quick tap last night. The issue I have is why refs have stopped them in recent times. As long as the ref has blown the whistle, all players are behind the ball and it’s tapped correctly then you should be free to play. It’s the defences fault if they switch off and turn their back. We should be encouraging play like that - it’s a part of the game that used to be common place. The only thing I would say is that, in response to Grimmy above, the ball should be tapped correctly - the ball must leave the hand, tapped with the foot and regathered. I also think the play the ball should be enforced to actually play the ball with the foot, as it used to be, rather than ‘attempt to’, but that’s a different conversation.

I guess the problem is now - does a quick tap then become a much more effective attacking opportunity than a set restart - if the former can taken advantage of a broken defensive line, whilst the latter can't (usually) ? In which case should the set restart go, and quick taps be universally allowed instead ?

I know it would complicate things but things like holding down or anything to slow the play the ball should be a set restart anything like a flop or ballsteal penalty with a quick tap option.

I thought it was strange to see such a quick tap was walmsley not asking Thaler cam I tap it and he nodded ?

I don't know whether that used to be a rule, but it certainly hasn't been for at least the last two decades. I don't see what it would add to the game if it were bought back either, other than the odd embarrassing knock on as mentioned earlier.

It would introduce the element of risk against reward. Maybe we should revisit rules that were the norm years ago as they were made for a reason in the first place.

yeah ok, like the try wigan got away with at BV when the play the ball was 10 metres from where it should of taken place and still given