Refereeing Question

[LE18]

Just watching Italy v Scotland

Scotland attacking, knock ball on, ball goes into Italy dead ball area, Referee blows for 5 mtr scrum to Italy, why did he not play advantage to Italy and allow them to touch down for a 22 dropout which would have cleared their line?
Italy lose the scrum to a Scotland penalty, they go on to score, what sort of advantage to Italy was that?
Is my interpretation of advantage rule flawed?

[DingDong]

How can they touch down in the dead ball area? The ball is dead!

[loretta]

I suspect the OP meant “in-goal area”, rather than ”dead-ball area”.
If so, it’s a valid question. The ref could have played advantage, but I suspect he just plain got it wrong.
Then again, the ref is always right. Rugby, eh?

[Flash]

I thought that but I didn't notice who took it over the try line. I assume it must have been an Italian based on the refs decision.

[LE18]

Sorry I did mean In Goal Area, and No, it was knocked on by Scotland, Italy did not touch it, I certainly would have preferred to be given a 22 drop out, rather than have a Scrum 5 in a dangerous area. I did think that ref did well, neither Peyper today.