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l-carrier A player who is in possession of the ball. Beyond or behind or in front of a position Mean ... d in the middle of the tunnel to help stability and to avoid axial loading. This position is adopte ... n before engaging the opposition. Often one or more of these team-mates is in front of the bal ... r line of a lineout. Loiter/Loitering A player who remains in an offside position is loiterin
2026-06 Law Application Guideline - Players on the wrong side of the maul
g played away. What are the key observables? The contest for the ball is over, and player gets beyond the ball and/or into a pulling/dragging position. There is no change in law. The guideline - whic ... t beyond the ball and out of the contest, they leave the maul. Referees are asked to identif
21 In-goal
g the ground with it; or b. By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the fron ... e beyond either) the ball is dead. Depending on how the ball entered in-goal, play restarts with a try-lin ... l and simultaneously makes contact with the touch line (or the ground beyond), the ball is in touc ... l into in-goal. 21.14 If a player who is on or beyond the dead-ball-line, or who is in touch-in-goal, catche
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
e providing they do not grip below the shorts from behind or below the thighs from the front. Sanctio ... e, touch-in-goal line or anything beyond; or a ball being held, or the ball-carrier with the ball, touches the touchline, touch-in-goal line or the ground beyond. b. A player, who is already touching the touchline, touch-in-goal line or the ground beyond, catches or holds the ball. i. If the bal
Beach Touch Rugby
e to behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball must not attempt to play the bal ... t of each half and at restarts must be taken at or behind the centre of the half-way-line. The matc ... m half who takes a placed ball at the tackle cannot score a try from that position but can cros ... e on or beyond the touchline. 19.2 The ball is in touch when the ball carrier (or the ball) touche
Beach Tag Rugby
y retire to behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball must not attempt to play the bal ... t outside other clothing with plastic buckles to the front and the tags being positioned on either sid ... f and at restarts must be taken at or behind the centre of the half-way-line. The match organisers may permi ... s the touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline. 19.2 The ball is in touch whe
Beach Fives Rugby
n at or behind the centre of the half-way. The match organisers may permit the use of a punt kic ... e of the half-way line 13.6 All the kicker’s team must be behind the ball when it is kicked. Sanctio ... e on or beyond the touchline. 19.2 The ball is in touch when the ball carrier (or the ball) touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. 19.3 The place where the ball carrier (or the bal
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
y World Cup 2023 and beyond. While some areas are purely a focus for elite rugby (kick timings/sho
Side entry - July 2022
5 - An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Ruck law 15.6 - A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost player. Ruck law 15.16b - Players mus ... o are not near the ball or take players too far beyond the breakdown. Foul play: A reminder that these ca
Maul - June 2026
n try line. Law 16.5: A player must either join a maul from an onside position or retire behin ... t possession with their other arm, or may continue pushing/driving on the maul, but must not be in a position to pull/drag the maul. Once a player loses dominance and moves to be in a position to dra ... t leave the maul if they become unbound or are not in a position to push/drive. “Bound” mean
20 Penalty and free-kick
d or if the offence occurred in touch-in-goal or beyond the dead-ball line, on the five-metre lin ... k is taken from where it is awarded or anywhere behind it on a line through the mark and paralle ... n behind the ball until it has been kicked. Sanction: Scrum. 20.11 The ball must be kicked a visibl ... s in front of the original mark. The second penalty or free-kick must not be taken before the referee ha
6 Match officials
y and status of front row players to conform to Law 3.10 and the scrum engagement process in Law 1 ... r, 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 ... d in in-goal, behind the goal posts. 6.23 An assistant referee may enter the playing area to report fou
19 Scrum
y, the referee calls “crouch”. a. The front-rows then adopt a crouched position if they have not alread ... c. The scrum is wheeled through more than 90 degrees, so the middle line has passed beyond a positio ... m option). In the scrum zone, as near as possible to the middle point of the line behind which the kic ... m. Each team must have two props and one hooker in the front row and two locks in the second ro
Touch Rugby
o be referred to as roll-the-ball.Scrum halfThis is the player who takes up position immediately behin ... 1 In general play, a player is offside if the player is in front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball, or in front of a team-mate who last played the ball. Offside means that a player is temporarily ou ... t be taken at or behind the centre of the half way line. The team that does not score restarts the gam
Tag Rugby
y tackle. Another attacking player may take up a position directly behind the ball player and assum ... p a position directly behind the ball player at the ruck ball and assume the scrum half position. ( ... n metres behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball must not attempt to play the ball or obstruc ... p position immediately behind the ball player during the ruck ball. A scrum half may also be know
Clarification 1-2012
s the opposition in-goal area and the player’s feet touch the touch-in-goal line or beyond then the playe
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
h in the opposition’s 22). Where the player or ball touches the touchline or the ground beyond it. The oppositio
Clarification 2-2021
s the ball, or simply take up a position beyond the place where the ball alights. Current Law requires the offside players to retire behind an onside team-mate. If there is an onside team-mate(s) who has run forward beyond the offside players, and is now positioned in front of them, the offside player ... e contestable kick, there are almost always a group of players (usually the forwards) who are in fron
Clarification 1-2008
e or both feet inside (presumably on or behind) the 22-metre line, picks up the ball whic ... l was kicked. If a player with one or both feet inside (presumably on or behind) the 22-metre lin ... r with one or both feet on or behind the goal line, picks up the ball, which was stationary withi ... y that player has taken the ball into in-goal? 2. If a player with one or both feet on or behind the goa
Clarification 3-2021
m the ruck.These actions should be discouraged.If a player is fully bound and they have moved beyond the offside line then they must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in pla ... e of the ruck. He must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in play, onc ... t return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in play, once the ball is ou
Clarification 2-2022
n it is in motion away from the ruck, or when the ball is sitting just beyond the hindmost playe ... k, then the ruck is over, and the ball is out. Providing a player comes from an onside positio
Clarification 6-2003
n. It is noted under a previous Ruling that where three players move beyond the line of touch to receiv
Clarification 2-2026
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2026 Union / HP Ref Manager NZRU Law Reference 15 Date 1 June 2026 Request NZRU have asked: Are the actions of a scrum half moving beyond the back foot of the ruck and moving the ball with their hand ... k participant. If that point is on or behind the try line, the offside line for that team is the try lin
Clarification 2-2023
t position. “Off feet” and “On feet” as defined in the Laws of the Game definitions section, and La ... n replays. Beyond that, we, as Designated Members, are caught between a rock and a hard place whe
19 Scrum
m is wheeled through more than 90 degrees, so the middle line has passed beyond a position paralle ... s in the three front-row positions and the two lock positions must be suitably trained for these position