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nbro085 t1_iw21tgx wrote

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They were also lucky to not be playing with 13, as there was a deliberate knock down during that piece of play which is a penalty and a yellow card too!

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PolyGlotCoder t1_iw38hkw wrote

It would have been a penalty and not a yellow; since there was cover.

Even so you don’t chain penalties like thatz

Edit: downvoted for knowing the laws? I’ll explain, deliberate knock on is a penalty - not an automatic yellow card. It is escalated to a yellow card normally if your stopping a line break. If it’s close enough to be stopping a try that would be a penalty try and a yellow card. It was only a penalty and because the foul play was picked up and awarded no further action was warranted.

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Long_Antelope_1400 t1_iw4goen wrote

It would have been a penalty and a yellow but not a penalty try.

And they do chain penalties like that in Rugby. You often hear a ref say there is a new advantage after a previous advantage, often for off sides when teams are in the attacking zone and the new penalty is closer to the posts.

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