When you put the L in

50/50 this one. I'm sure if it had been a Wire player you would have thought it a try.... Whats it like being 3 points behind?

i already stated last night i wouldn't expect it to be given.

Whats it like to be on the verge of a ban from this forum?

Garbage....He wasn't held at all, players were simply hanging onto him, they had not stopped his momentum, thus Tomkins was completely within his rights to stretch his arm out to score.

I was talking about the rules of SL, of course what you state may be correct regarding Wigan... Just out of curiosity, what does it say in the Wigan rule book regarding offside (7 metres back I gather) and holding down (as long as neccesary).

I don't know, I guess they have the same book as we do at Wire??

No in the SL rulebook, if the ball carrying arm hits the deck when you are held by an opponent whether you're moving or not... you can't then decide to bring that arm back up and reach out with it.

Didn't someone quote the rule that a player is tackled when sliding when his slide stops, so until he stops he isn't tackled and can in theory reach for the line. Or did I imagine that?

You'd do better if you could read; I didn't post that or anything else on this thread thus far. Back in your cage.

Fair try, ball carrying arm didn't touch the floor whilst held by the opposition player, reaches out for the try; it happens pretty much every week.

Wigans first try v us in the cup...the ball carrying arm hit the ground after the player and been ankle tap. My first (and still reaction) was its was a try, not because simply the momentum but also that the Warrington players was not in contact. As regards the try later on (the the ref went to the VR for.) Warrington player had his foot when he hit the ground, Warrington player out hand on his back whilst he was in contact with the ground but nobody actually had hold of him down on the ground.

quite simply the rule should say "A player is held when...................................... the ref decides to call it"

SBR site admin wrote this so i'll quote it