RWO Game Day Thread - Round 2 - April 9-10

[Norris Lurker]

Great review unconfuseme. Great day for St George.

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[Coastal Boy]

But seriously, 2 u19s merge and you still can only get 13 to a game? good on wynny for allowing 1 of our boys to play for wests/moorebank so the game could get started. What would have happened if he didnt and the 1 bloke to make 14 turned up half hour late? Forfeit after 15 mins?

My understanding of the laws relating to this is are as follows:

Each team must have a minimum of 14 players. The game cannot commence if there are less than 14 players. Transferring of players from one team to the other is not permitted.
The game must commence at the scheduled time. If one team is unable to start the match at the scheduled time due to insufficient numbers then the starting time of the game is recorded and the league decides afterwards if it's a forfeit or not, even if the game is eventually commenced and completed.
The umpires are required to wait 20 minutes for the 14th player to arrive. After this they have no obligation to commence the game and a forfeit is automatic.

So there's really no room for common sense to prevail or interpretation. The rules cover it all. Even if the game is played with the umpires consent the league can disregard the outcome and announce a forfeit.