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Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:01 am
by TheOriginalLongsider
I’ve often wondered why I’ve never seen anyone try this at corners. Would it be against the rules? I don’t think so. Obviously using a head rather than hands!
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Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:12 am
by Clarets4me
Peter Crouch would be picked up by Air traffic control, if we tried this !

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:23 am
by Awayfromburnley
I think it would be classed as unsporting behaviour.

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:32 pm
by Hipper
It used to be known as ungentlemanly conduct. It certainly would not be allowed.

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:42 pm
by Dyched
Awayfromburnley wrote:I think it would be classed as absolutely ******* ridiculous .

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:06 pm
by dsr
It used to be specifically in the rules that leaning on a teammate to gain height was ungentlemanly conduct and punished by an indirect free kick. I don't know if it still is, but I'd be surprised if they had deliberately taken it out.

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:17 pm
by Spijed
dsr wrote:It used to be specifically in the rules that leaning on a teammate to gain height was ungentlemanly conduct and punished by an indirect free kick. I don't know if it still is, but I'd be surprised if they had deliberately taken it out.
Would that be the same if a defender allowed a goalie to climb higher for a cross by allowing his own body to become a sort of stepladder?

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:20 pm
by dsr
Spijed wrote:Would that be the same if a defender allowed a goalie to climb higher for a cross by allowing his own body to become a sort of stepladder?
In theory, yes. I can't imagine it would ever be called, though; or that the defence would have time to pre-arrange it.

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:32 pm
by South West Claret.
Hipper wrote:It used to be known as ungentlemanly conduct. It certainly would not be allowed.
Remember that Ernie Hunt/Willie Carr free kick for Coventry way back? wasn't there speculation about it's legality but it was given.

Re: Rugby Lineouts and Football Corners

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:50 pm
by not waving
It's legal until it's made illegal - just as the Coventry free kick was until it was outlawed for the ball not travelling its circumference