But in general, I wish the game was a bit simpler: through making the rules clearer and more consistently applying them.

Jammy why do you persevere in being deliberately misunderstanding of my point? I perfectly well understand the Law and the physics involved (and I thought it a little rude of you to infer otherwise tbh) but I think the Law should be amended to take into account the whole momentum thing specifically. As it stands there is far too much of a grey area and room for refereeing error in adjudicating on Forward passes.

This will make scrums on French grounds easier...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rugby_pioneers/29037082086

Momentum depends on speed going forward, doesn't it? If a player is running at 38 degrees to the touchline (where zero being straight at it), how is the ref supposed to calculate the momentum to allow? He doesn't even know the speed the player is running at to begin with.

So we get this situation where unless it's a howler of a forward pass or momentum is not involved, the pass is just waved on. However, what else can they do? Every ref will surely come up with a different opinion if they actually applied the momentum rule/law/whatever.