Quote: Barnabus "Are you Stevo?
That backs up exactly what I said, there is no 'momentum rule', and a forward pass is determined by the players body position when passing relative to the pitch. The bit you've highlighted in bold is merely an example to illustrate this point that the RFL have included to help out the gormclopses.'"
That's not what you said at all. You said there was nothing in there about momentum. There is, I just showed you it.
There is no "momentum rule", but the direction of the pass rule takes momentum into account. It's there in black and white. So when you said there was nothing in there about momentum, you was clearly wrong.
Edit: Just to add, the next part of your explanation is also wrong. It's not to do with a player's body position. His body could be pointing anywhere and the ball may still go forwards, backwards, or wherever.
The position on the hands is usually a good indicator as to the direction of the pass, but it's not what the rule is based on. Nowhere in the rules does it say what you've said. Again, perhaps you should read them before attempting to be patronising.