Wires71 wrote:The rules
https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/do ... 0Rules.pdf Page 23 and 24
When tackled: 2. (A) player in possession is tackled:
Grounded (a) when he is held by one or more opposing players
and the ball or the hand or arm holding the ball
comes into contact with the ground. - this happened
When an attacking player is tackled
within easy reach of the goal line he
should be penalised if he makes a
second movement to place the ball over
the line for a try. - so did this
If an attacking player in possession
is brought down near the goal line
and the ball is not grounded it is
permissible to place the ball over
the line for a try. In this case the
tackle has not been completed. - the tackle was completed under 2 (A)
Correct decision.
Well you say that but if momentum wasn't stopped he wasn't tackled as seen when a player slides over the line after being tackled short of the line.
The decision (according to those rules) depends on whether you think he was still moving when his arm hits the ground (he was) and therefore the last paragraph comes into play. If he hasn't been stopped, he hasn't been tackled even if his arm hits the ground.
This is a purely academic discussion btw as I'm happy with the decision.