I think it isWOTT is getting mixed-up with the old can't be off-side within the in-goal area. This is true and is covered in section 14 of the rules by the inclusion of the specific wording "except when he is in his own in-goal".

Forward pass is covered in Section 10 where it says

I agree with Mr Youane. I have also examined my copy of the rules and can only find an exception to offside in your own in-goal - but NO exception to the forward pass. I believe the correct decision had a Bradford player caught Sheriffe's pass to be a Warrington penalty 10m in field opposite the point where the pass was made.

This is de-railing the Westerman thread, I'm going to move the discussion back to the Sheriffe one.

I can only assume he started off thinking, I'll keep the ball in and then collect it myself, he perhaps didn't realise how unlikely this was going to be to achieve.

mmm, Im not home at the moment, i will have to have a look at t'book to see my understanding of it. If i am wrong, then yeah, apologies for my mistake. Was something i remember about on the day being spoke about but couldn't tell you at minute

i thought the rule is that you can pass it forward but only still within the in goal area
ie player on the deadball line passes to another player on the ingoal side of the try line but can't pass it forward beyond the try line.

I thought Paul Cullen was the coach to bring success to Warrington.

Sometimes we all have to admit to ourselves we are wrong.

Fair play to you WOTT - no need to apologise for making a mistake. Maybe worth apologising for being smug but not for making a mistake.

Nope. No such rule in the rule book.

Had a chance to look yet?

Head and sand spring to mind.

Not yet, will tomorrow. Also going to email someone who would know best.

THIS certainly used to be the case, don't know about the modern game, any on fancy asking red hall for clarifcation, had a look at the rules, it does not say you can't!

Why? Do they not understand the laws of the game either?

I'm looking forward to you retracting thisGuess what treacle. It's not.'"

We used to have 3 point tries as well so even if it was legal to pass the ball forward in some dim and distant time it doesn't make the suggestion that it is legal now any more valid.