Barnacle Bill wrote:I do agree with you. For me, if the tackler pulls his arm free then either the ref will give a penalty to the attacker or a knock on for a loose carry. If the tackler leaves his arm in and makes no effort to clear the ruck (as happened) then the ref has no choice but to penalise the tackler.
TBH if a player has an arm trapped and then pulls it free and the ball pops out 99/100 times its going to be a penalty for ball stripping and Tomkins knows this.
Infact I would imagine the little scrote is waiting for the arm to get pulled free so his grip can 'slip' just at the right moment.
