I'm going to buy Wellsy a 'Physics for Dummies' book for Christmas.

Except herebecause of the thrower’s own momentum the ball travels forward relative to the ground. This is not a forward pass as the thrower has not
passed the ball forward in relation to himself. This is particularly noticeable when a running player makes a high, lobbed pass.

Perhaps you should read the laws first, and then keep hold of that Physics for Dummies book before sending it on to anyone else.

Just to be awkward as well, the ball doesn't actual travel forward due to the thrower's own momentum. It's due to the thrower's own velocity. But I won't keep going on about it

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.

So due to the momentum rule I could through the ball forward, like a quarter back, and as long as i could run faster than the ball it wouldn't be classed as forward?

It's an example, that's all. Read it again, it's not part of the rule, the RFL have added the example on there to help out gormclopses who don't understand what the first line means.

The players body shape, hands, direction of the pass relative to the pitch is all that counts. That's it.

Edit: Hands are part of ones body.

Jesus...if the ball is going forward out of the passers hands its forward...bugger momentum and everything else...ITS FORWARD.

Yep.

That Dobson pass was a mile forward.........

Not sure if you're taking the mick here or not, but for the record no. That is not what the rule allows for at all. The ball would not travel forward due to the player's momentum/velocity. It would be due to the player propelling the ball forward.

In any case, there is another rule that prevents that. You are not allowed to deliberately throw the ball forward.

lets cut to the chase , if the man throws the ball forward then its a forward pass wether he is hussain bolt or not
its forward end of story

A little.

It's the definition of the rule. It is in the laws of the game. It takes momentum into account. The rule is what it is due to momentum. It's not there for the sake of it. (For the record, when I say momentum, I'm using RFL definition of the word).