Quote: talulah "No. The rules plainly state that the player must regain his feet before playing the ball. A Wigan player was in contact with him when he played the ball, but that is only because he hadn't yet regained his feet.'"
He hadnt regained his feet because the wigan player had hold of it, its that simple,the tackle was complete, he trys to stand up and play the ball but cant because the Wigan player has got hold of his foot.