during the kr v catalan game gollum said that your allowed to knock on behind your own line . Is that true ? Surely not but a few guys at work are adamant that its a rule but ive never heard that before
. I hope im right because if not im £20 out of pocket

I presumed it would be a goal line drop out??

Won't it be a goal line dropout

Thats what I think tbh

It depends who the video ref is, if its Ganson you can do what the hell you like!!

It will result in a goal line drop out, the only rule that alters is you can't be penalised for a forward pass again its a drop out.

Isn't there a rule that you can't be offside in goal as well? Not that it is relevant to the OP.

Belive so, yup.

Yep, as others have said, can't be offside in your own goal are, but it would still be a knock on.

Strange the in goal area, because you can strip 2 on 1 and tackle someone in the air too, iirc.

That is the rule, you cannot be offside in your own in-goal. A knock on or forward pass in-goal should result in a goal-line dropout.

The rule is there to cover a player standing close to the dead-ball line trapping a ball with his foot. A team mate in front of him would be allowed to pick up the ball (in the in-goal area), with being penalised

Isn't it also true, that if you're in the 'in goal area' you're immune from extradition to the United States?

rlRules are hererl, if anyone is interested. The first page is good value.

I was watching a little of The Lions tour earlier on and as Folau scored the ref went to the screen and asked to see if the previous pass to him was forward? So why do Union officials deem it okay to look for forward passes, but we can't in league?

Because some tw@ on sky who knows nish about rugby hasnt made up the 'momentum' rule in union yet

strange if the bit about tackling in the air is true - if that rule is in for player safety then wherever you are on the field should carry equal risk of serious injury, can you imaging the outcry if a serious injury was caused by such an action