Francisco Bosch header try for Manawatu

isnt it a knock on?

not a knock on if it comes of the head mate

thats the argentinian stylecome on 'cubano' bosch

had no idea it was legal!

Oddly enough, the IRB issued a laws ruling headers a few years back. Everyone knows you can kick the ball or run it out of play. However, you cannot intentionally throw it out of play (penalty kick).The IRB ruling allowed for a player to intentionally head the ball out of play.The Union that asked for the ruling on headers? The UAR.. who else?Credit to the referees who allowed play to keep going. If you don't SEE the knock-on, don't assume it, and don't call it.

Cheyanqu: agreed, the refs should only rule on what they see (which, by and large, they do). Which of course won't stop arguments & complaints - especially since many of the movie clips here show refs totally missing things that happen in front of them.Headers happen more often than you'd think too. Like in the last Bledisloe Cup the ref called an AB try scoring chance back for a knock on when it came off Ritchie McCaw's head.

I thought head counted as knock-on

I thought head counted as knock-on

that's a friggin knock on. we're not footballers and shouldn't inspire to be. the only way to advance the ball is by running it or kicking it. off the head counts as neither. if this was an international it would have been ruled a knock for sure.

*aspire to be, that is.

You're an idiot. It's called rugby football.

Agreed. He's an idiot.

dosent new legislation state anything above the knee is a knock on? pure brilliance if im wrong though

you are quite right.. anything above the knee is a knock forward... therefore a knock in according to regular IRB ruleing!thats what SA scrum half was called for when he attempted the 'worlds longest drop goal'!!! think about it!

Aint a knock-on kids - only off the hand or arm. See Law 17 below and weepLAW 17. KNOCK-ON OR THROW-FORWARDA knock-on occurs when the ball travels forward towards the direction of the opponents' dead-ball line after:- a player loses possession of it, ora player propels or strikes it with his hand or arm, orit strikes a player's hand or arm and touches the ground or another player before it is recovered by the player.A throw-forward occurs when a player carrying the ball throws or passes it in the direction of his opponents' dead-ball line. A throw-in from touch is not a throw-forward. If the ball is not thrown or passed forward but it bounces forward after hitting a player or the ground, it is not a throw-forward.

i did this in a game once, the opposition were passing the ball through their back line, the ball came past me and i headed it, without really thinking, the game went on

es argentino es el mejorAGUANTE ARGENTINA CARAJOOO!!!LOS PUMAS IN THE TRI NATIONSS!!!!!!3th in world cup New Zeland? Australia? France? Ireland?

that guy whos ranting about it being a knock on and how we shouldnt aspire to be footballers is a bit daft in my opinion its the little moments where players use their head (literally in this case) to score against the odds are the ones we remember

It is a knock on. While the ball touches him, he is in possesion, and loses posession of the ball forwards. Thus, it is irrelevant that the ball didn't come off his hand or arm.

I think its brilliant whether a knock-on or not.....I saw Barry Everitt (london Irish 10) do something similar in an Irish club game years ago. He headed the ball between the 10 and 12 from a 5m scrum and touched down. (Like a chip but with his head!) Was called a knock-on - it was against my club but we thought it should count. It would make for some more moments of magic.

great awerness by the player, simply not a knock on

great awerness by the player, simply not a knock on

"It is a knock on. While the ball touches him, he is in possesion, and loses posession of the ball forwards. Thus, it is irrelevant that the ball didn't come off his hand or arm."Read Law 17 "anonymous", besides, if you were right then kicking it would be a knock on as well...

Stop being such dumb arses!!Not a knock on!!!Graet Try!!!

Francisco Bosch is a star in world rugby.If you do not think so please look at his fabulous 65m try.If you're speechless about this, please comment as well.My favourite part of this 65m try is when he headed the ball.As you can hear the commentator says ''he would'nt mind betting that Francisco planned to use his head''. Francisco used his head in 2 different ways 1:to head the ball and 2:he used his head to think about what he was going to do:to chip it on or head it.Class by Francisco Bosch.

Whatever!! It's fun to watch, so...MARADOOO,MARADOOO!!

although the header is not a knock-on...but offsides still applies. If you are ahead of your teammate and then pick the ball up, you played the ball from an offside position (for example, gathering a knock-on in front of the knock-on-er)

JUST LOVED THAT!!!Actually im a center/wing and I'm known for this kind of play, I always play with the feet, or chest and try dribbling with football skills!Hope someday I can show this in a big team!