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0-9 22 The area between the try line and the 22-metre line, and between the touchline ... o is on their feet in the tackle area, to ground. The action often lands on the player’s lower limbs. D Dea ... r end (and not part) of the playing area. Defending team Generally used to define the team in whose hal ... e specified laws, protocols and regulations should be used. F Field of play The area betwee
1 The ground
s of the playing area are shown in the ground diagram. The ground Dimensions Field of play length In-goal length Width Maximum (metres) 100 22 70 Minimum (metres) 94 6 68 a. The playing are ... s is reduced accordingly. d. Where the width of the playing area is less than 70 metres, the distance between the 15-metre lines is reduced accordingly. e. The perimeter area should, where practicabl
3 Team
Numbers 3.1 Each team has no more than 15 players in the playing area during play. 3.2 A matc ... g area, whether through injury, or by a yellow or red card, the referee enquires at the next scru ... s with players already on the field, then the team nominates another player to leave the playing area to enabl ... r player to leave the playing area to enable an available front-row player to come on. The nominate
2025-04 Minor law amends to protect medical staff and add minimum perimeter areas
r.” Perimeter area A minor addition has also been made to Law 1.3e introducing minimum perimeter areas around the field of play. This gives clarity to stakeholders in this area. Go
6 Match officials
s the score. 6.6 The referee permits access to the playing area for players and replacements, when it is safe to do so. 6.7 The referee gives permission for players to leave the playing area. However, a player may access water from their technical area, or from behind the dead ball line after a tr ... e or anything beyond it. f. The ball hits anything above the playing area. The ball or ball-carrier touche
11 Knock forward or throw forward
w forward may occur anywhere in the playing area. Sanction: Scrum (if the ball goes into touch, the no
4 Permitted clothing
r this law is being worn and the player is subsequently found to be wearing that item on the playing are ... r to leave the playing area to change items of clothing, unless they are bloodstained. World Rugb
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
d. Caterpillar Rucks There is universal support for an increased focus on this area. In speeding u ... r future law amendments in this area as well as this reinforcement. Video clips courtesy of Si ... r the field of play following tries. Law 6.29: The following may enter the playing area provide ... e to an area on/near the 10m line in their own half. The non-scoring side can take water into in-goa
2024-07 Law changes
y 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. Offsid ... d the playing area. b. An opponent of that player: i. Carries the ball five metres; or ii. Passe ... m or target the lower limbs. with: A player may remove the jackler from the tackle area by pushin ... r, who is on their feet in the tackle area, to ground. The action often lands on the player’s lower limb
Beach Touch Rugby
s may decide the dimensions of the playing area according to the requirements of the competition. 1. ... 1 Maximum: Each team must have no more than six players on the playing area. Match organisers may var ... g they do so when the ball is dead. Substitutes must enter the playing area at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3.4 Sent off for foul play: A player sent of
Beach Tag Rugby
y of play should be 31 metres in length and 25 metres in width. Each in-goal area should be 3 metre ... 1 Maximum: Each team must have no more than five players on the playing area. 3.2 More than the permitte ... h providing they do so when the ball is dead. Substitutes must enter the playing area at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3.4 Sent off for foul play: A playe
Head Contact Process - March 2021
k and throat area of players. The process can be applied to: High tackles Shoulder charges Dangerou ... t includes neck and throat area 2. Was there foul play? Considerations: Intentional Reckless Avoidable
21 In-goal
m into an in-goal area, they can make a touch down or score a try. 21.8 A tackled player may reach ou ... n: Penalty. 21.9 If a player is off the playing area, they can make a touch down or score a tr
10 Offside and onside in open play
g in an offside position. 10.2 A player can be offside anywhere in the playing area. 10.3 A player wh ... r moves past the offside player and is within or has re-entered the playing area. b. An opponen
Beach Fives Rugby
h in-goal area should be 3 metres in length and 25 metres in width. A tolerance of plus or minus 1 metr ... g area. 3.2 More than the permitted numbers: At any time before or during a match a team captain ma ... r the playing area at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3. ... d order that player to leave the playing area. The referee may also order an injured player to leav
XRugby
s. Law area Law variations The ground The dimensions of the playing area are shown in the groun ... s it is scored in the “Max Zone” – a 15-metre-wide space in the centre of the in-goal area. Scorin ... s no more than seven players in the playing area during play. A team may nominate up to fiv
17 Mark
Principle A means of stopping play within a player’s own 22 or in-goal area by directly catching an opponent’s kick. Claiming a mark 17.1 To claim a mark, a player must: a. Have at least one foot on or behind their own 22-metre line when catching the ball or when landing having caught it in the air; and b. Catch a ball that has reached the plane of the 22-metre line directly from an opponent’
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
e of touch but is caught, knocked or kicked by a player who is in the playing area. b. A player jumps, from within or outside the playing area, and catches the ball, and then lands in the playing area, regardless of whether the ball reached the plane of touch. c. A player jumps from the playing area and knocks (or catches and releases) the ball back into the playing area, before landing in touch or touc
Touch Rugby
Download this document as a printable Adobe PDF fileThe Plan The playing area with broken lines The playing area with cones/markers Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed s ... y Match organisers may decide the dimensions of the playing area according to competitio ... e no more than six players on the playing area. Match organisers may vary the maximum number
14 Tackle
Principle A tackle can take place anywhere in the playing area. The actions of players involved in the tackle must ensure a fair contest and allow the ball to be available for play immediately. Subsequent tackle laws only apply in the field of play. Requirements for a tackle 14.1 For a tackl ... s possession of the ball and moves away or passes or kicks the ball. c. The ball leaves the tackle area.
Uncontested Scrums - December 2017
e with uncontested scrums. (c) When a front row player leaves the playing area, whether through injur ... e the playing area to enable an available front row player to come on, the nominated player ma ... f, another player has to be nominated by the team to leave the playing area to enable an available fron
9 Foul play
g area. Sanction: Penalty. c. Do anything that may lead the match officials to conside ... g, punching, contact with the eye or eye area, striking with any part of the arm, shoulder, head or knee( ... n: Penalty. d. A player may remove the stealer/jackler from the tackle area by pushing/driving the
Tag Rugby
Download this document as a printable Adobe PDF fileThe Plan The playing area with broken lines The playing area with cones/markers Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed s ... y Match organisers may decide the dimensions of the playing area according to competition, developmenta ... e no more than seven players on the playing area. 3.2 More than the permitted numbers (a) At any tim
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
w 14 Principle A tackle can take place anywhere in the field of play the playing area. The action
5 Time
n to allow more than one minute for that player to be removed from the playing area. b. Consultatio
20 Penalty and free-kick
e the playing area while the ball is in play. On the 15-metre line, in line with where the offence occurre ... d-ball line from the playing area, the mark is where the infringement occurred but no closer than 1
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
e in-goal, or they carry the ball off the playing area. (see also law 21.11) b. A kick-of
Maul - June 2026
d at a lineout) continues to be a key contestable area of rugby union, and everyone is committe
8 Scoring
o is outside the playing area, grounds the ball in the opponents’ in-goal provided the playe
1 The ground
GAME-ON 1.3 [Replacement] 1.3 The dimensions of the playing area are shown in the ground diagram. a. The playing area is rectangular in shape. b. Any variations to these dimensions must be approve ... s and 22-metre lines is reduced accordingly. d. Where the width of the playing area is less than 70 metres, the distance between the 15-metre lines is reduced accordingly. e. The perimeter area shoul
3 Team
Sevens 3.1 [Replacement] 3.1 Each team has no more than 15 players in the playing area during play. Replaced by: 3.1 Each team has no more than seven players in the playing area during play. 3.2 deleted 3.4 [Replacement] 3.4 For international matches, a union may nominate up to eight replacements. Replaced by: 3.4 A team may nominate and use up to five replacements. 3.5 [Replacement] 3.
3 Team
10s 3.1 [Replacement] 3.1 Each team has no more than 15 players in the playing area during play. Replaced by: 3.1 Each team has no more than 10 players in the playing area during play. 3.2 deleted 3.4 [Replacement] 3.4 For international matches, a union may nominate up to eight replacements. Replaced by: 3.4 A team may nominate up to five replacements. 3.5 [Replacement] 3.5 For othe
Clarification 4-2024
s: 6.29 The following may enter the playing area provided they do not interfere with play: a) &nbs ... d) These additional persons must remain in their technical area at all times befor ... e play, including while in the technical area. Sanction: Penalty where play would restart. &nbs ... r carriers, who are permitted to be in the designated Technical Area/Zone. In Rugby World Cup 202
Clarification 7-2003
r intentionally knocking or throwing the ball out of the playing area. The term 'knock' infer
Clarification 1-2008
l, is that player deemed to have picked up the ball outside the playing area? 5. If a player with on ... h was stationary within the playing area, is that player deemed to have picked up the ball in the playing are
Clarification 1-2002
d-of-play within 15 minutes of leaving the playing area, the replacement becomes permanen
Clarification 2-2002
b) read: "A player who peels off, must stay within the area from that player's line-of-touch to 1
6 Match officials
SevensAddition: a. Before extra-time starts, the referee organises a toss in the same way as before the match. ***.LINKS | 2022/06/23/9b218257-9c58-4d8f-8105-6d5af83e0e92/ | href:***Addition: 6.31 There are two in-goal judges for each match, one in each in-goal area. Addition: 6. The referee has the same control over in-goal judges as with assistant referees or touch judges. Addition:
Clarification 2-2004
s played the ball outside his 22 metre line and it has then gone into his 22 metre area. This player is considered to have put the ball into his 22 metre area and therefore the line-out is in lin
Clarification 8-2014
t. The kick is correctly executed and the ball enters the opposing team's in-goal area without havin ... n this area and touches down, making the ball dead. What should the referee's decision be? Law 1 ... g is that in the seven-a-side game, in the event of a 22 drop-out travelling into the opposing team's in-goal are