Quote: Inflatable_Armadillo "I reckon that if we did get hawk-eye to analyse a game, ref's would probably get it right 99% of the time.'"
....but that 1% will all have led to Leeds tries
~Good explanation though.
By making the rule 'must go backwards' rather than 'must not go forwards', I do also mean relative to the player, not the field. As per your explanation, it would be almost impossible to have all passes backwards relative to the field. It would just change the cut off mark for forward passes, i.e. flat is forward and be perceived a lot better.
