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n the touch-in-goal lines. It includes the try line but not the dead-ball line or the touch-in-goal line ... k-on] L Line of touch See mark of touch. Line through the mark or place Unless stated otherwise, a lin ... g an opponent’s kick in the catcher’s own 22 or in in-goal and shouting “mark”. Mark of touch An imaginary lin ... n in. The mark of touch cannot be within five metres of a try line. Match officials Those who contro
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
t grounds the ball without delay or it goes into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, the no ... t kicks following a score 12.2 Kick-offs are taken on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanctio ... s restart play on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The non-kicking team ha ... n or a scrum. b. Opposition players must be on or behind the 10-metre line. Sanction: The kic
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 ... e line, in line with where it went into touch. If the ball lands, or is next played before landin ... d or was played. If the ball lands in in-goal, in touch-in-goal, or on or over the dead-ball lin ... 5 metres from the touchline and five metres from the try line. Into touch or touch-in-goal fro
1 The ground
d-ball lines and touch-in-goal lines. b. The try lines. c. The 22-metre lines. d. The half-way line. ... n a dash line is five metres in length. There are dash lines: a. Five metres from, and paralle ... l to, each side of the half-way line. d. Five metres from, and parallel to, each try line. 1.6 There is one line 0.5 metres long that intersects the centre of the half-way line. Goal posts and crossbar 1.
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
s, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders which leads to head contact; or tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line (see 14.1) while either player is in ope ... e opponents. Tacklers have a responsibility to tackle below the relevant high tackle sanction lin
17 Mark
t 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’ ... t five metres from the try line, in line with the place of the mark. Within the in-goal On the five-metre line in line with the place of the mark.
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
s to the "goal line" in the laws becomes the "try line", reflecting what the vast majority call it anyway. The following terms have been updated: Previous Term New Term Goal line Try line Goal line drop-out Try line drop-out Latched Pre-bound Temporary suspension Yellow carde
16 Maul
d, a maul must move towards a try line. Maul not formed Offside at a maul 16.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the try line through the maul participants’ hindmost foot that is nearest to that team’s try line. If that foot is on or behind the try line, the offside line for that team is the try line. 16.5 A player must either join a maul from an onside position or retire behin
21 In-goal
l and simultaneously makes contact with the touch-in-goal line or the dead-ball line (or anywher ... l and simultaneously makes contact with the touch line (or the ground beyond), the ball is in touc ... d they are not also in touch or on or over the dead-ball line. 21.13 If a player, who is in in-goa ... 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
15 Ruck
r than their hips. Sanction: Free-kick. Offside at a ruck 15.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the try line through the hindmost point of any ruck participant. If that point is on or behind the try line, the offside line for that team is the try line. At a ruck, the offside lin ... t and join from behind their offside line. Sanction: Penalty. 15.6 A player may join alongsid
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
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 ... n the mark of touch and the thrower’s own try line; and Sanction: Option of lineout or scrum.
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
Memorandum The specific provisions of Law 10.4(e) in relation to High Tackles are as follows: A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. A tackle around the opponent’s neck or head is dangerou ... d that tackles above the line of the shoulders have the potential to cause serious injury and noted that a tren
14 Tackle
e a responsibility to tackle below the relevant high tackle sanction line – shoulder line in elite rugb ... y on the ground. Player responsibilities 14.5 Tacklers must: a. Tackle below the relevant sanction lin ... 6 Tacklers may play the ball from the direction of their own try line provided they have complie ... y the ball. Sanction: Penalty. c. Arrive at the tackle from the direction of their own try line befor
Beach Fives Rugby
y. If it is kicked directly into touch, touch in-goal or over the dead ball line the opposing tea ... r with one or both feet beyond the touch line (a) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was stationary within the playing are ... l into touch (or touch-in-goal). (b) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-lin
Maul - June 2026
d, the offside line for lineout players is the mark of touch. After that, their offside line is a line through the ball. Law 18.33: When a ruck or maul forms at the mark of touch, a participatin ... s a try line. The intention of a maul is for a contest with both teams pushing towards the opposition try line. Law 16.5: A player must either join a maul from an onside position or retire behin
Tag Rugby
h with the goal line and half way lines acting as touch lines. This will normally be 70m long from goal line to goal line and 50m wide from touch line to touch line. 1.3 Lines on the playing enclosure An ... l can be played from the touchline on the line of touch or five metres from the touchline on the lin ... a at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. A substitute player ma
Beach Touch Rugby
r with one or both feet beyond the touch line (a) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was stationary within the playing are ... l into touch (or touch-in-goal). (b) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touc ... t into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball line, a free pass is awarded to the defending team fiv
Enforcement of current Law - October 2018
At a meeting in September 2018, World Rugby’s Rugby Committee determined that, as in 2015, certain aspects of foul play law needed to be reinforced by match officials: In both the tackle and cleanout as per current law: A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders. Every time the head or the neck is deliberately grabbed or choked, the offending player run
Touch Rugby
h with the goal line and half way lines acting as touch lines. This will normally be 70m long from goal line to goal line and 50m wide from touch line to touch line. 1.3 Lines on the playing enclosure An ... n effected. 19.3 The line of touch is where the ball carrier (or the ball) touches or crosses the touch line. 19.4 When the ball is in touch the referee awards a ruck ball to the team who di
Beach Tag Rugby
t the ball into touch. 19.5 Player with one or both feet beyond the touch line (a) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, whic ... h feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was in motio ... d there, either because it went into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball line or the attacking player fail
Side entry - July 2022
y play the ball from the direction of their own goal line provided they have complied with [their tackl ... e at the tackle from the direction of their own goal line before playing the ball. Ruck law 15 Principl ... 5 - An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Ruck law 15. ... d the opposition goal line. Direction of goal line An attacking support player must arrive from the directio
XRugby
d of play must do so at the half-way line after the replaced player has left the field of pla ... e, or attempt to tackle, an opponent above the line of the armpit, even if the tackle starts below the lin ... s, one for each team. Each offside line runs through the hindmost body part of the player( ... l. The offside line remains until the ball is lifted from the ground by an arriving player. Hand-off A han
8 Scoring
b. Is first to ground the ball when a scrum, ruck or maul reaches the try line. c. With the ball is tackled short of the try line and the player’s momentum carries them in a continuous movement alon ... r to the opponents’ try line and the player immediately reaches out and grounds the ball. e. Wh ... r is not in possession of the ball. Grounding the ball Scoring a try - when a scrum reaches the try lin
9 Foul play
y into touch, on the 15-metre line in line with where the ball crossed the touchline; or If the ball lands in in-goal, touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, five metres from the try lin ... e an opponent above the relevant sanction line (see law 14.1) while either player is in open field pla ... k or maul. Sanction: Penalty. b. A player must not make contact with an opponent above the lin
19 Scrum
d at a lineout; incorrect throw at a lineout; incorrect quick throw. 15 metres in from the mark of touc ... m option). In the scrum zone, as near as possible to the middle point of the line behind which the kic ... d in the scrum zone at a mark indicated by the referee. 19.3 The referee makes the mark to create the middle lin ... e of and parallel to the middle line. 19.9 The two front rows stand not more than an arm’s length apar
10 Offside and onside in open play
s the offside line. An offside player must not interfere with play. This includes: a. Playing the ball. ... d an onside team-mate or an imaginary line across the field 10 metres on that player’s side from wher ... n of it. c. The ball has gone into touch, providing the player was complying with law until that poin ... e offside line; or b. An opposition player carries the ball five metres in any direction; or
Law changes summary - July 2022
Following the World Rugby Council meeting in May 2022, a number of law changes have been approved. These all come into force for the whole game on 1 July 2022. The five current Global Law Trials – Goal Line Drop-out, 50:22, jackler protection, banning pre-bound pods in open play (flying wedg ... n from previous clarifications. The wordings will change on the digital laws content from 1 July 202
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
l line Tackler must roll away 2 Ball carrier LAW 14 – Tackle Being brough ... k An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. A player may joi
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
r conversions A new set time to form a lineout (in line with 30 seconds at the scrum) Cleaner play awa ... 1 January 2025. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital laws content. &nbs ... f of the team not in possession: a. Takes up a position near the scrum, no further than the centre lin ... 3 The ball must: a. be thrown in straight along the mark of touch towards a lineout player;&nbs
2026-07 Law updates
e in-goal restart scenarios, when a try isn't scored, change from a 22DO to a Try Line Drop-Out. &nbs ... g the ball into in-goal near the corner flag and who is then tackled into touch-in-goal before groundin
7 Advantage
Principle If a team gains an advantage following an infringement by their opponents, the referee may allow play to continue in an effort to keep the game flowing. 7.1 Advantage: a. May be tactical. The non-offending team is free to play the ball as they wish. b. May be territorial. Play has moved towards the offending team’s dead-ball line. c. May be a combination of tactical and territorial.
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
e for the ball. In line with the definition, during the “Crouch” and “Bind” phase, match official ... e to an area on/near the 10m line in their own half. The non-scoring side can take water into in-goal or retrieve from behind the dead-ball line. The water carriers must leave when the conversion is take
6 Match officials
o touch judges or assistant referees. Additional persons, as authorised by the match organisers, ma ... s and the ball persons. Assistant referees and touch judges are responsible for signalling touch, touc ... r, a player may access water from their technical area, or from behind the dead ball line after a tr ... y. The referee has the power to stop play at any time. c. To indicate a score or a touch down. d. To cautio
Head Contact Process - March 2021
s low force 4. Is there any mitigation? Considerations include: Line of sight Sudden and significan
5 Time
s to enter open play. b. The referee awards a free-kick or penalty. c. A penalty is kicked for touc ... r the half-way line. In extreme conditions, longer breaks and half time may be permitted when followin
Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019
n: If the tackler and BC are in open space and/or the tackler has clear line of sight and time befor
Try and penalty try
Referee’s back to dead-ball line. Arm raised vertically.
Drop-out
Arm points to relevant drop-out line
Clarification 14-2003
2 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch. Where does the line-out form; 1) Where the ball wen ... y outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has taken the ball bac ... h was in motion outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has not take ... l crossed the touch-line.
9 Foul play
t above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. Replace ... s, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the waist line, even if the tackle starts below the waist line. Waist can be replaced with “nipple line” so effectively match organisers have three choices: shoulder (as is current law), nipple line or waist height