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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Rugby noob question: Wales/France game - was red 21 not offside in creating the decisive try? He was ahead of the ball before it was even put in, and then certainly seemed offside in making the strip?
I'm not at all versed in the nuances of the scrum, but it stood out to me as different than usual...
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The short answer is that scrum was a mess, if you listen to it again you can actually hear the ref tell red to "get behind him", which he does quickly.
But for the half-back the offside line isn't the player it is the ball. That strike looked super fast, coupled with the ongoing feeding of the scrum during this world cup, I don't think he was offside.
That loss is fully on the French, well their second row.