Kicking Tee on the pitch

I always thought that, when a penalty was awarded, the kicker had to indicate to the ref that he was going for goal. Otherwise everyone assumes that there isnt a kick. After tonight it seems that the coach rather than the kicker makes the decision and he makes the decision by getting the kicking tee on the pitch. Is this correct and if so when did the law change?

The whole debacle of that incident in tonights game was embarrassing.

You could see the referee running with the wasps players as they took the quick penalty. It seemed to me that he only blew up when it looked like the attacking team were going to muck it up.

I thpught he had a good game all round, but that incident belonged somewhere else. Not professional rugby.

Thought the referee had an absolute shocker, he seemed determind to keep wasps in the game, everytime it felt like we were going to take control back he found a way to penalise us, he signalled the penalty ran to the spot with his arm up and walder went for the quick tap literally as the referee got to the mark, he then took an age to blow up afterwards.

Also are there laws relating to the height of goal posts cos surely there shouldnt have been a need for the video ref on that kick?, if they had given it surely it couldve been argued that with "normal" height posts the ball wouldve come back off them?

It is the responsibility of the captain to inform the referee that there will be a kick at goal and until the referee signals the kick at goal it is to be assumed that the ball will be played. Over the years several teams have switched off when a penalty has been given in a kickable position. There have also been instances when there have been other "interferances" than the site of the kicking tee on the field.

We were told in our society meeting after the November Stephen Jones incident, that it doesn't make a difference who brings it on, but when a kicking tee arrives on the pitch, that is the signal to go for a shot at goal.

Do you seriously think the Referee would have disallowed a try if Wasps had scored from the quick tap.  No way Jose'

KID A wrote: The whole debacle of that incident in tonights game was embarrassing. You could see the referee running with the wasps players as they took the quick penalty. It seemed to me that he only blew up when it looked like the attacking team were going to muck it up. I thpught he had a good game all round, but that incident belonged somewhere else. Not professional rugby.