Enforcement of current Law - June 2012
At a meeting in May 2012, the Laws Representation Group (LRG) considered the areas of the Game where, it had been agreed by the LRG/Rugby Committee/IRB Council, Law amendments were not required but that current Law was to be enforced by match officials including:
1
Ball ripped from a ball carry not to be considered a knock-on
2
Offside when the ball is kicked to touch thereby preventing quick throw ins
3
Squeeze ball and the need to ensure the ball is immediately available
Tournament video with kind permission from ERC Ltd and SANZAR Footage from Sky Sports