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12 Kick-off and restart kicks
n-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Kick-off Kick-offs and restar ... s of the team who kicked off the match start the second half. 12.4 After a team has scored, their opponent ... r than a kick-off, restart kick following a score, drop goal, drop-out or penalty attempt, is grounde
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
1 Apart from at a kick-off or restart kick, if the ball is played or taken into in-goal by an attackin
Time off
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Law 12: Kick-off and restart kicks
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Definitions
f-time The interval between the two halves of the game. Hand-off A permitted action, taken by a ball-carrier to fend off an opponent, using the palm of the hand. Hindmost Nearest a team’s own goal lin ... t from hand to shoulder. Blood injury Uncontrolled active bleeding. 'Brake' FootWhere a hooker has on ... d from the hand or hands, the ball is kicked as it rises from its first bounce. F Field of pla
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
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Laws of the Game Exam
e the information at hand. Here you can also download the printed Law Book in PDF Format as wel
Playing Charter
h on and off the field. The charter covers the basic principles of rugby as they relate to playin ... y. Discipline is an integral part of the Game, both on and off the field, and is reflected through adherenc
9 Foul play
y. 9.24 A ball-carrier is permitted to hand off an opponent provided excessive force is not use ... t off. Obstruction 9.1 When a player and an opponent are running for the ball, neither player ma ... l-carrier must not intentionally run into an off-side team-mate to obstruct the opposition. Sanctio ... w of the game. b. Intentionally knock, place, push or throw the ball with arm or hand from the playin
Tag Rugby
s this warning, or has used their free hand to interfere, block or fend off a defender in any way. Sanctio ... n the ball is released from the hand and is kicked as it rebounds off the ground.Field of playThi ... y only enter the field of play when the substituted player has left the field of play. 3.4 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.5 Injure
Beach Fives Rugby
4 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3. ... s the coin toss to determine which team kicks off and in which direction. One of the captains tosse ... r to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa. (Other appropriate methods may be used.) 6.3 The referee may consul
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
l. Players are reminded about their responsibilities not to hold the ball or walk off with the bal ... s Off feet: Players are off their feet when any other part of the body is supported by the groun ... l forward with hand or arm. Sanction: Penalty. 11.4 It is not an intentional knock-on if, in the ac
Touch Rugby
s is when the ball is released from the hand and is kicked as it rebounds off the ground.Fiel ... a in mixed gender matches. 3.3 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play mus ... 3. If a player is subsequently sent off or temporarily suspended that player’s team forfeits the gam ... s to determine which team kicks off and in which direction. One of the captains tosses a coin and the othe
The maul - January/June 2016
For implementation: January 1st 2016 in Southern Hemisphere June 1st 2016 in Northern Hemisphere The ball can be moved backwards hand-to-hand once the maul has formed. A player is not allowed to move/slide backwards in the maul when the player is in possession of the ball and the ripper needs to stay in contact with the jumper until they have transferred the ball. Sanction: Penalty kick
Beach Touch Rugby
r leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3.4 Sent off for foul play: A player sent of ... s. The referee organises the coin toss to determine which team kicks off and in which direction. On ... s decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa. (Other appropriate methods may be used.) 6.3 The refere
15 Ruck
w jersey on the right-hand side is offside. Joining a ruck 15.5 An arriving player mus ... k 15.10 Possession may be won either by rucking or by pushing the opposing team off the ball. 15.1
Beach Tag Rugby
e. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3.4 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.5 Injured player: If the refere ... m kicks off and in which direction. One of the captains tosses a coin and the other captain calls to see who wins the toss. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an en
High tackle (foul play)
Hand moves horizontally in front of neck.
XRugby
l is lifted from the ground by an arriving player.Hand-offA hand-off must be a push action below the lin ... d within 10m of it. Any free-kick offences result in a tap and play.Starts and restartsA team kicks of
11 Knock-on or throw forward
d with hand or arm. Sanction: Penalty. 11.4 It is not an intentional knock-on if, in the ac ... s or knocks the ball from an opponent and the ball goes forward from the opponent’s hand or ar
Offside at the ruck - May 2014
When a scrum half attempts to retrieve the ball from a ruck, the ball is not out until that player has picked the ball up from the ground. In the clip the scrum half is taken out by the player before the ball is off the ground and this would be deemed to be offside by the player tackling the scrum half. If, however, the scrum half had picked up the ball and a defending player tackles the scru
Joining a ruck or a maul in front of the back foot and from the side
The hand and arm held horizontally, moving sideways.
Dissent (disputing referee’s decision)
Outstretched arm with hand opening and closing to imitate talking.
17 Mark
m in possession. 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off or a restart kick after a scor
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
y by Referees and all those involved in the off-field disciplinary process. It is recognised of cours
6 Match officials
s. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa. 6.4 The match officials must inspec ... h down. d. To caution or send off an offender and a second time when the penalty or penalty tr ... 8 If a player was sent off, the referee gives the match organiser a written report on the foul pla
Side entry - July 2022
t. Shorten steps and bind, not dive off feet. Cannot seal offAttacking support players cannot come off their feet to seal off the contest. Key elements Backside to touchlineBackside should not be facin
14 Tackle
t be on their feet while they play the ball Player off feet and playing the ball at the tackle Player off feet and playing the ball at the tackle 14.9 Any player who gains possession of the bal
Head Contact Process - March 2021
s to present all the hard points, bouncing off green 2’s low tackle attempt Green 8 braces to present all the hard points, bouncing off red 8’s low tackle There needs to be an understanding that tackler
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
m should not prevent a contest by “sealing off” Arriving players should not be obstructed
21 In-goal
Grounding the ball 21.1 The ball can be grounded in in-goal: a. By holding it and touching the ground with it; or b. By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the front of the player’s body from waist to neck. 21.2 Picking up a ball is not grounding it. A player may pick up the ball in in-goal and ground it elsewhere in in-goal. 21.3 An attacking player grounding the bal
4 Permitted clothing
g that item on the playing area, that player is sent off for misconduct. Sanction: Penalty. 4.7 The refere
3 Team
t with uncontested scrums. 3.15 Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspensio ... s, or to act as a replacement. 3.20 If a front-row player is sent off, and the team cannot continu ... y replacement is sent off, the originally replaced player is not permitted to return to the playing are
19 Scrum
t of the maul. An incorrect kick-off or restart kick (scrum option). In the scrum zone, as near as possible to the middle point of the line behind which the kick-off or restart kick was taken. The no ... n: Free-kick. 19.18 Possession may be gained by pushing the opposition backwards and off the bal ... g an opponent. Sanction: Penalty. c. Intentionally lifting an opponent off their feet or forcing the
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
t of the hindmost player. Possession may be won either by rucking or by pushing the opposing team of
Uncontested Scrums - December 2017
y not return until the period of suspension ends. (g) If, as a result of a front row player being sent of ... T TRIAL (h) Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspension or injury mus
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
s not apply at a kick-off or any type of restart kick. Where the ball reaches the touchline. The kickin ... y into touch from a kick-off or restart kick Event Location of the mark of touch Who throws in The ball goes directly into touch from a kick-off or restart kick following a score. If the touch optio
16 Maul
Principle The purpose of a maul is to allow players to compete for the ball, which is held off the ground. Forming a maul 16.1 A maul can take place only in the field of play. 16.2 It consists of a ball carrier and at least one player from each team, bound together and on their feet. A player ripping the ball from the ball carrier must stay in contact with that player until they hav
8 Scoring
d and temporarily suspended or sent off. Conversion, penalty goal and dropped goal 8.4 For any goa
Uncontested Scrums - March 2020
Law 3: Team 13. Scrums will become uncontested if either team cannot field a suitably trained front row or if the referee so orders. 15. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspension or injury must be played with eight players per side. 17. In a squad of 23 players or at the discretion of the match organiser, a player whose departure has caused the referee to orde