Little has been made of the call on Habana's interception. But it's a curiosity if nothing else. To me the advantage call on a mistake like a knock on should be brief. It's not a penalty for play we are trying to keep out of the game like obstruction, off side or a dangerous tackle. Those infractions should draw a definitive penalty. But if you knock the ball on, why should your opponent be put in a position better than immediate advantage?
In today's game Oz had change of possession and they were moving the ball among their backs, they clearly had an advantage relative to a contested scrum and to the play before the infraction. Then Habana intercepted and would have been gone, at which point the ref reversed himself and a possible step to a bonus point disappeared. He may have had it right the first time, and one wonders if he would have reversed had Habana not looked like scoring. It's time for the advantage rule to be examined and more clearly defined.
