Brian O' Driscoll Pass

[SUSMYB69]

cant beat carlos spencer with the passing tricks tho

[remkelly]

He is running sideways but it is still probably fractionally forwards measuring from the line at 0:20 . Class move nonetheless.

[donzelliandrea]

This is not rugby!

It is a poetry!

[Nugget312]

this guy is good, one of the best, and perfectly legal move coz the ball didnt hit another player or the floor - its just like somebody catching a ball and juggling with it for a bit before they actually get hold of it properly except here he's done it on purpose :) seriously if he thought that up he deserves a medal or something :)

[079Spartan]

@Nugget312 Nah. Intentional throw forward. See law 12 of the rule book. IRB website. I won't say that BOD knew or wanted to throw it forward but that is the result if you run in a forward direction down the field, throw the ball in the air and catch it again yourself. Different if he was going sideways or backwards but no good strictly according to the rules. No-one pinged him for it though. I don't think its very good for the game on the whole though if it were allowed.

[tony10396861]

@079Spartan That aside, surely its crossing anyway

[Mattiscoolandawesome]

Thats legal he just threw the ball up in the and caught it. Great Stuff.

[senluijr]

The move was not legal because the pass was forward. However that was the only thing wrong with it, as with many of the paces at speed, the player throws the ball backwards but the forward momentum of the player overrides the strength of the backwards throw.

[ZZKe7]

@senluijr

[ZZKe7]

@senluijr I dont think it did but in any case it wasn't a pass cos it didnt touch another player, or the ground for that matter so not a knock on either.

[springbokk4life]

@senluijr

It wasn't forward. Remember you are watching at an angle.

No idea what that commentator is talking about.

[senluijr]

@springbokk4life Yes we are watching at an angle and there is a nice white line along the turf that helps us judge it, having said that I have heard people say it is about the throwing motion not the path of the ball that matters, not been able to find an official copy of the rules to check. He passed the ball backwards but went forwards with momentum.

[MovieAnimated]

Amazing

[TheCrazyFinster]

it was copied of james simpson daniel he did it against newzealand and scored agasnt lomu ! if you write in his name and watch sinbads magic moment you will see!:D BTW brain o'driscoll BEST CENTRE EVAR!:D

[jimbiki]

amazing!

[FenderBenderGuitar]

its not obstruction because he doesnt have the ball in his hands when the player corsses paths with him

[cillianquinnyeah]

yeh

[guillocdia]

is it legal ?

[akachris1]

No, there was obstruction and a forward pass. Touch-judge should have seen it.

[jameshowlett1991]

It wasnt forward

[123tam000]

yes, since it was a backwards pass. If he had thrown it over the defender, making it a forward pass, it would be illegal.

[guitarrugbyskate]

is this move legal because he did pass it forward but then again he just threw it up and caught it himself, if this is legal im so gonna try this in my game next tuesday

[chineseafro]

Technically speaking it could've been just a missed pop pass that he grabbed himself.

[gummygimp]

illegal and no try... shit move.

[conoriscool123]

aww shut your mouth yuu fruit . Brilliant move are you from NZ wales or England by any chance?

[gummygimp]

Go fuck your Ma you inbred twat!

[Padders1707]

oi mate f**k off leave the guy alone u asked for it cause ur a f**kin sore loser grow up and then talk back when you learn to be a real sports fan yeah!

[gummygimp]

orite mate just cause you said init... TWAT!!

[Padders1707]

how original,

c**tchops!

[gummygimp]

Jewish foreskin finder!!!

[neilhosey]

niger... lol.. commenting about rugby. why give this fuckin eejit the time day, he obviously doesnt know what hes talkin about.

[ColhounDaLad]

We tried this in are school ruby and it worked so0o well.. We got a try out of it =]

[soainle]

I disagree. I think it was a completely legal move. Genius too.

[kanolovee]

nice pass ima copy it ... haha tha BOD PASS !!

[coolguyjames99]

I think the whole act IS legal, but the fact the player trying to tackle BOD got nailed by the opposing player makes it an illegal play, watch it

[coolguyjames99]

IT IS illegal, for the one fact that the guy who would have tackled/tryed to tackle, got taken out by the running thru cutting player, watch it... it is still great by any means

[bk2sq1]

it only worked cos the guy he was meant to be passing to ran straight into his tackler...

[mickeyfromathenry]

gines

[123tam000]

why wouldn't it be legal. he had possession of the ball...he didnt pass to somebody else

[RONOC2008]

brilliant move but it must be crossing

[SeanKennedyProo]

no its one hundred percent legal. its not a knock on, the ball didn't touch the ground. its not a forward pass, he didn't pass the ball, he maintained possesion. and its not obstruction or cross over, because when he was behind his team member, he did not have the ball in his hands.

[coolguyjames99]

No. Read what I said, its illegal for that reason, but in the heat of play the ref cannot judge that, so it was let slip

[sandamn85]

I guess the guys at IRB are also scratching their heads about this... yeah, it looks like an obstruction because it's obvious that he passed to himself on purpose creating the obstruction. In a skipped pass the ball is catched by another player given the fact that the tactic....is...the ball...aaaaargh!!!!

it's confusing...

Irish rule :)

[mochopalou]

didn't is obstructions because he didn't have the ball in his hand. i do that and finish in try

[comalley0130]

haha hell yeah it's a new irish rule!

[DaveTheProp]

i think it would have been obstruction or crossing if he hadnt chucked the ball in the air, but the ref must have jsut counted that as a pass or summin thats what im guessin

[candypaint1]

Damn:O

[brokenbum]

isnt this obstruction?

[mrazfi]

thats what i thought so too.

[brokenbum]

Yeh his mate completely blocks the guy from tackling him. But anyways.. A Class move

[istya]

Not obstruction. O'Driscoll does not have possession of the ball when his teammate moves between him and the opposing player. It's no different than a skip pass.

[fleminjnr]

what a move!!!!

my idol <3

[welshboy4life]

using a player infront of him to block out a tackle is obstructstion nd the ref shud av blown up

[conoraugher]

comentator doesnt have a clue....of course it was legal sure it went backwards!!!

[soe448]

odrscoll chupa vergas

el tolo

[lazyfob]

probably the best centre in the world???

definately the best "Player" in the world ;)

n this is coming from a kiwi..