The High Wycombe player in green who is completely off the ground has just been tackled. He has managed, mid-flight, to pass the ball over the other team and out to our player on his right. He is about to crash to the ground.
In rugby the protective equipment is minimal... this is going to be a hard fall! Rugby is a pretty harsh game at times. Go Wicks!
Rugby rules state the ball must never be passed forward. If you pass it must go behind you to a team member closer to your own end of the pitch. In this shot the tackled player was running across the pitch. His pass is backwards to the player coming up from the Wycombe end of the pitch.
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