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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Banks" data-source="post: 682620" data-attributes="member: 12046">Why is it that when a player kicks the ball out of bounds (over the touch-line), his own team gets a line-out (instead of the opposing team getting a line-out). Why doesn't this just encourage players to just continue to kick the ball downfield and out of bounds every time they have the ball?If I have possession of the ball near the center line, and I kick the ball downfield in the direction of the opposing team's goal line and out of bounds (over the touch-line), this will result in my team being awarded a line-out near the opposing team's goal line, correct? So what is preventing players from just doing this every time they have the ball? Why try and run with the ball to gain a few yards, when you can just kick the ball out of bounds and gain a lot more ground?There must be something I'm missing, if someone who is more familiar with the game could explain it to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Banks, post: 682620, member: 12046"] Why is it that when a player kicks the ball out of bounds (over the touch-line), [i]his own team[/i] gets a line-out (instead of the opposing team getting a line-out). Why doesn't this just encourage players to just continue to kick the ball downfield and out of bounds every time they have the ball? If I have possession of the ball near the center line, and I kick the ball downfield in the direction of the opposing team's goal line and out of bounds (over the touch-line), this will result in my team being awarded a line-out near the opposing team's goal line, correct? So what is preventing players from just doing this every time they have the ball? Why try and run with the ball to gain a few yards, when you can just kick the ball out of bounds and gain a lot more ground? There must be something I'm missing, if someone who is more familiar with the game could explain it to me. [/QUOTE]

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