Perfect explanation, nice and simple, and He-man vs Turtles cements it.

Can you take a drop goal straight from a catch from a goal line drop out? I was told it has to be passed first

No separation of the ball when Wonder Woman is jumping to score... but you say this is a knock on. In another video didnt you say that with no separation is OK? Am I missing a technicality @wayne

Is this still a thing @Wayne re the scrum half being able to shift across?

What if a player is running backwards to retrieve a ball overruns the ball and reaches back and touches the ball but doesn't gather the ball in....is that a knock on ?

Has this law subsequently been changed? Does it still apply in 2024?

Is it an insect though. Insect ruck. Six legs only in the ruck.

Please explain "Hands in ruck" penalty. I'm a new(ish) rugby fan and haven't had any luck finding an easy-to-understand explanation! Your videos are excellent, please keep them coming!

grandaughter loves this explanation, far better than her coaches attempt to explain whats required..

"her" hands on the ball?

My understanding is that 9 can only extend out 5 meters from the scrum - am I correct

As a newcomer, I needed this after trying to figure out this very situation in Ireland vs France in the opening match of Six Nation. The ball was held up on an Ireland try attempt and France was awarded the drop kick.

I haven't laughed so much since the wife left me. Seriously, so sad to think that these two giants of the referee club are lost to us fans.

Out of all the videos explaining the knock on, I found this to be the superior one.

How much did the springboks pay you cause wyf

Thank you so much wayne your the worst ref ever i hope you sleep well knowing my son is depressed because of your @ss calls

didnt seem to think about this during the WORLD CUP FINAL, must’ve forgotten about this video

JOKE

wayne barnes is a shocking referee, he even admitted one of his calls were wrong! disgrace to rugby i hope you’re gone before the next RWC

How can you talk about rugby? You don’t even know how to ref one 😂 player of the day to you 👎🏽

This is ironic

Quit reffing

You're such a bent ref ruining the sport

finally got it thx a lot !! 😁😁 paraguayan rugby fan here!!

As a new fan to rugby, these videos are so helpful, thank you

Well Mr Barnes, this surely is an old vid and most likely you wont even notice this... But I'm wondering if Captain America is right in front of Spiderman and goes for the tackle...Spider man leaps over captain america and lands to score a try.... Isn't that dangerous play? In this demo you smarly get Captain america to the side and I believe that changes the equation drastically. A straight on tackle is harder to miss while a side on is a lot easier.

Thank you!

Can you explain crossing?

Go to take retreat

U are a clown referee

Wayne, the law says deliberate knock forward. Not deliberate knock on. There is a massive difference. There is no mention in the laws of a deliberate knock down or deliberate knock on. If you knock the ball forward to regather, up or down, it is illegal. If the player tried to catch the ball in the first instance then it is ok. Bit of a grey area there for sure. You cannot stick your hand out and hope. You must attempt to catch it. Its very clear in the law book. A referee should know this. Calling it a deliberate knock on or knock down is wrong.

Stupid and desperately confected law. Can't wait to see it abandoned.

Watching 6 nations England vs Wales and this penalty was just called. Thanks for the explanation.

Wayne Barnes will not be on my list to referee a school match!I get the impression,that he is capable of giving a match away,depending on right circumstances-in my opinion he is not qualified;and questi

France should have never beaten SA with that terrible excuse for a try you awarded. You completely bottled it thanks to the pressure from the crowd. Sort yourself out mate.

More TMNT explanations please, Wayne. This is cracking. Armchair refs are always going to find something to shout about. My favourite line at the moment is "Herring has a brain injury so it should have been a red card" as if the TMO and yourselves on the pitch can do a quick MRI while making the call, madness! You guys do a hard job and I'm sure have the best intentions of the players and the game at heart, thanks for that 💪 we appreciate you.

I think in a sterile environment explaining the Laws all seems pretty straight forward, no pressure no time constraints and no 50,000 people screaming in your direction. When you have to go through the process if incidences like this occur I feel there are more contributing factors that come in to play other than the incident itself and that is only human and nature of the game. Some tackles are clear cut others open to interpretation when the latter is the case you are never going to please all. For me the Uini Antonio tackle in the Ireland game was a red but I'm not a ref in the middle of a massive test game with the two best teams in the world with a packed house screaming at them. You made the call and did so in your opinion and did so clearly and concisely you for me are arguably the best referee in world rugby so although I didn't agree with the call I will always respect the referees call. But wow what a game we were treated too

Didnt even know this was a thing till I saw it on a Six nations game last week. Great job. IRB in explaining your changes to your fans. You run the 3rd largest sport in the WORLD, yet you cant be bothered telling people how to play it. Lovely jovely m8. Atleast it seems to be working as teams now have 2-3 back, instead of all 15 up front.

Unfortunately I think you’ve forgotten one thing. There needs to be an ATTEMPT TO WRAP! Antonio’s tackle was a shoulder charge and that’s why you got that one wrong IMO.

Think we'll wait to hear what Nigal has to say on the today's ham of a call.

So what happened in Dublin today then? You are all on your own I think with your interpretation.

Why the hell are you giving advice ? You re either one of the sh*ttiest or the.most corrupted referee. Just stop, leave and Never Come back (and that s a nice advice)

Greatly explained by the best active rugby referee

Really appreciate these explainers from the horse's mouth. There's a few ex-pro pundits that could do with watching them.

Great explanation, much appreciated. Special thanks for the document!

Explanatioms are good but PLEASE get better tools. Or hire an animator and go for it? Theres an appetite for this info- invest in doing it well and it'll surely lay for itself... Plus there must be waaay more examples of offside than this? Please explain!?

And the base of posts (pads at)... is one some players havent known in the past (unless rule has changed and Im embarassing myself :I )

Excellent. I don't watch rugby often, and have often been confused by the knock-on. "He's fumbled it, but then he's kicked it, so how's that different from him intentionally kicking it forward to himself?" I would think. Turns out, yes, it's all about intention. Thanks! 😊

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Thank you Wayne