Question for Robjoenz

[doc]

Hi Rob

I watched the Huddersfield vs. Catalan match on video last night on the Superleague Show. When Huddersfield were chasing the game Thorman took a conversion via a drop goal rather than a place kick to hurry things along. The ref (Silverwood) chalked off the conversion saying it wasn't allowed for conversions, just penalties.

I seem to remember taking conversions with a drop goal was a regular occurrence in the old days during the annual Summer Sevens. Has the rule been changed or can you only use drop goals for conversions in sevens?

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Mods

Please move to General RL. That's where this post was intended to go but somehow ended up here.

Doc

[josie andrews]

And if he had missed the kick, would he have been asked to take it again properly????

[robjoenz]

When a try is scored the scoring side has two options, to take a place kick at goal (off the ground or a tee) or to neglect to take the kick (e.g. if they're losing by 3 points with 2 minutes to go). A conversion can't be drop kicked.

If he'd missed it he would not have been able to retake it as he had not taken the original kick in the prescribed manner.

I don't know anything about 7s rules I'm afraid.

[pedro]

so you can just kick out of your hands?

[robjoenz]

so you can just kick out of your hands?

read again amigo - conversion must be place kicked

[doc]

Cheers Rob