In Reply to: Copied from your attachment- #4 posted by UCLABB on February 16, 2026 at 15:21:42
"IF AN OFFICIAL SOUNDS THEIR WHISTLE INADVERTENTLY OR OTHERWISE SIGNALS THE BALL DEAD DURING A DOWN ...:
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4. After Team B gains possession on the try or during an extra period, then the try is over or the extra-period possession series is ended."
It is not stating that the referee is supposed to whistle or otherwise signal the ball dead.