Clarification 2-2002
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee
| Clarification | 2-2002 |
|---|---|
| Union / HP Ref Manager | RFU |
| Law Reference | 19 |
| Date | 2002-05-17 |
Request
The RFU has requested a ruling with regard to the following question:
When the experimental Law Variations were incorporated into the Laws of the Game 2001, amongst others Law 19 'Touch and Lineout' was amended. In particular, Law 19.11(b) was amended to take account of the experimental variations. However, an apparently key aspect of the previous law was deleted, that when a player peels off the Lineout, that player must keep moving.
Was it the objective of the IRB to remove the intention for a peeling player to keep moving until the Lineout had ended?
Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee
It was intended that Law 19 11 (b) read:
"A player who peels off, must stay within the area from that player's line-of-touch to 10 metres from the line-of-touch and must keep moving, until the line-out has ended"