I know the LAWS and know nothing of the rules

1. As it is a drop out the rules for this is probably different from a kick in general play so I would say a tap on te 20 to team B



2. Play on because the ingoal area I believe isn't classed as being part of the field of play so therefore the teammate can't be offside.



3. Player B is in touch so when he touches the ball that is seen to be in touch as well so it's a 20 metre tap.

Hmmmm now it all depends if Wigan are involved in the game or not

1. 20m restart.



IIRC the drop out from ball going dead scenario only applies to halfway restarts not drop-outs.



2. Play on



Since the "offside" player goes back into the in-goal where he can't be offside. If the ball was the other side of the try line he would be offside and be penalised.



3. Drop out



IIRC they changed the rules a few years ago to stop straddling the dead ball line and taking the ball dead. Id be interested to know what decision would be given if both feet were over the dead ball line rather than just 1?

Versus Wigan



1. Penalty on the 10m line in front of oppositions posts to Wigan for kicking ball too close to Sam Tomkins



2 Sin Bin kicker for deliberalty attempting to injure Sam Tomkins, Penalty to Wigan





3 Play on, Penalty try to Wigan if anyone attempts to stop Sam Tomkins gaining yards down field

1. Don't know

2. Play on, can't be offside in your own in goal

3. drop out, as said they changed the rules to stop the ball being shuffled dead. This is an exception to the normal rule, and only applies to kicks in general play. Kick offs still follow the old rule.

Team B to drop out from under their own posts. A drop out is a way of restarting play just as a kick off from halfway is, so presumably the ruling is the same?





Play on. A player cannot be offside in his own in-goal. By running back into the in-goal before picking the ball up, he's put himself back onside.





20m place kick (tap)

SBR is right im pretty sure.

Re: number 3 they changed the rules in about 00ishhhh as it was getting a bit daft

I'll go with this.

1 - Drop out.



2 - I'll say play on, as i'm sure you can't be offside in the in-goal area.



3 - Tap 20.

3. Is 100% tap twenty, Briers did it in a game and i recall the commentary, think it was Carney saying "Briers knows the rules better than some of the Refs in Super league"

That must have either been a mistake or before the rule was changed.



[i8 Kick off & Drop out





Drop-out from Goal line 4. The game is restarted with a drop-out by a defending player from the centre of his goal line if:



(i) where a kick is made dead by a defending player straddling the dead ball line or touch in goal line. [/i