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Obstruction in open play
Arms crossed in front of chest at right angles to each other, like open scissors.
10 Offside and onside in open play
Principle The game is played only by players who are onside. Offside and onside in open play 10.1 A player is offside in open play if that player is in front of a team-mate who is carryin ... s the offside line. An offside player must not interfere with play. This includes: a. Playing the bal ... y be penalised, if that player: a. Does not make an effort to retreat and interferes with pla
13 Players on the ground in open play
p with the ball; or Sanction: Penalty. b. Play (but not kick) the ball; or Sanction: Penalty. c. Releas ... r on the ground in the field of play, without the ball is out of the game and must: a. Allow opponents who are not on the ground to play or gain possession of the ball. Sanction: Penalty. b. Not play the bal
Law 10: Offside and onside in open play
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Law 13: Players on the ground in open play
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Laws of the Game Exam
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Laws of the Game Exam 2025
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Playing Charter
e of contestability and continuity applies to both set piece and open play. Discipline is an integra ... e and teamwork. What this charter does is to give the game a checklist against which the mode of pla ... h honesty and fair play Conduct The legend of William Webb Ellis, who is credited with first pickin ... e of fair play so essential to the game’s ongoing success and survival. Old-fashioned tradition
Definitions
y or free-kick or in open play. Multiple team-mates are pre-bound to a dynamic ball-carrier, sometime ... s on the ground. Open play The period after a kick-off, restart kick, free-kick, penalty or set piec ... h, touch in-goal and the success or otherwise of kicks at goal. They can also report of foul pla ... n the referee blows the whistle to stop play; or when the ball is in touch and a lineout should tak
General play
These 20 questions will all relate to general play in rugby union - Advantage, scoring, offside in open play, knock and throw forwards, players on the ground in open play, the mark, touch, penalties, free kicks and in-goal.
Punching (foul play)
Clenched fist punches open palm.
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
r is in open field play. Note: The phrase "open field play" reflects the trials where low speed, pick and g ... e an opponent above the relevant sanction line while either player is in open field play Matc ... r in open play must not lower their height significantly before making dangerous contac ... y not simultaneously tackle a ball carrier in open play. Sanction: Penalty When two (or more) player
Dangerous tackles - October 2026
e in injuries to both participants. Players who do this are taking themselves off their feet in open play, and so in law cannot make, or attempt to make a tackle. This is covered in Law 13 (Players on the ground in open play), and by foul play law if match officials deem the tackle to be reckles ... s contact with the ground as they make a tackle. This will not be deemed to be foul play, providin
Offside under 10-metre law or not 10 metres at penalty and free-kicks
Both hands held open above head.
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 ... w that have arisen from previous clarifications. The wordings will change on the digital laws conten
2024-07 Law changes
p; The new wording makes clear that any player who is offside in open play needs to take actio ... e and onside in open play 10.1: A player is offside in open play if that player is in fron ... t on 1 July 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. &nbs ... e with play. This includes: a. Playing the ball. b. Tackling the ball-carrier. c. Preventin
5 Time
d and the ball has not returned to open play. This includes when the lineout or restart kick is taken incorrectly or the ball fails to enter open play. b. The referee awards a free-kick or penalty. ... t others but only if the assistant referees cannot help. 5.5 The referee may stop play and allow tim ... e for the conversion to be taken. e. Play was stopped for player safety reasons, in which cas
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
n. This is to apply to both teams and applies both on the open side and short side of the breakdow
2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
r is in open field play; or a hip drop tackle . *viewer discretion advised Further wor
Maul - June 2026
e lines – Maul A maul in open play Law 16.4 : Each team has an offside line that runs paralle ... l ahead of the ball, or remains ahead of the hindmost foot at the maul, is offside. Mauls in open play For mauls formed in open play, the philosophy that a maul is a contest for possession shoul ... t not interfere with the player waiting to play the ball away (law 16.18).
IRB Maul Working Group Outcomes - August 2009
D was circulated to all match elite match officials and Referee Managers.) Mauls from open play shoul
9 Foul play
e (see law 14.1 ) while either player is in open field play. Sanction: Penalty. 9.14 A player mus ... e charging the kicker 9.26 In open play, any player may lift or support a team-mate. Players who do s ... Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow car ... e player must not intentionally obstruct an opponent or interfere with play. Sanction: Penalty. 9.
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
t when: a. The ball is played, kicked in open play, or carried, into in-goal by an attacking playe ... t kicks are used to resume play. 12.1 All kick-offs and restart kicks are drop kicks. Sanction: The no ... d, their opponents restart play on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The no ... e, play continues. 12.8 If the ball goes directly into touch, the non-kicking team chooses on
16 Maul
l is formed immediately after a player has directly caught an opponent’s kick in open play, a scru ... f the ground. Forming a maul 16.1 A maul can take place only in the field of play. 16. ... e the ball in a reasonable time. Sanction: Scrum. Ending a maul 16.16 A maul ends and pla ... s unplayable. Sanction: Scrum. b. The maul collapses (not as a result of foul play). Sanction: Scru
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
19 Scrum
s in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offside in open play (scrum optio ... r an opponent's kick in open play. In the scrum zone at the point nearest to place of maul. The tea ... Principle The purpose of a scrum is to restart play with a contest for possession after a mino ... s in A knock forward in the field of play or throw forward, apart from at a lineout. In the scru
XRugby
e. No lifting is allowed. Kicking Kicking is only allowed in open play, from the hand ... s increasingly busy lifestyles Increasing the opportunities to play sevens, building on the increase ... g area during play. A team may nominate up to five replacements. A team may replace any number of players during a match at any time. Players entering the field of play must do so at the half-way lin
8 Scoring
r scores a dropped goal by kicking a goal from a drop-kick in open play. 8.29 The team awarde ... g the ball Penalty try 8.3 A penalty try is awarded between the goal posts if foul pla ... r. 8.6 If the ball has crossed the crossbar and the wind blows it back into the field of play, the scor ... a). 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place wher
Beach Touch Rugby
t not be kicked in open play. Sanction: Free pass 7.2 Should an event occur which is not covere ... t be safe to play on at all times. (b) The surface must be sand. 1.2 Dimensions Match organisers ma ... d of play (where in-goal areas apply) The goal lines which are within the in-goal areas but outside the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1.4 Objections to the groun
Beach Tag Rugby
r a player does must be in accordance with the laws of the game. A player may not kick the ball in open pla ... t be safe to play on at all times. (b) The surface must be sand. 1.2 Dimensions The field of play of play should be 31 metres in length and 25 metres in width. Each in-goal area should be 3 metre ... d of play (where in-goal areas apply) The goal lines which are within the in-goal areas but outsid
Beach Fives Rugby
g enclosure (a) The surface must be safe to play on at all times. (b) The surface must be sand. 1.2 Dimensions The field of play of play should be 31 metres in length and 25 metres in width. Each in-goa ... s which are outside the field of play (where in-goal areas apply The goal lines which are within the in-goal areas but outside the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1.
Touch Rugby
d the ruck ball. 7.3 The ball must not be kicked in open play. Match organisers may permit kicking in ope ... e. Law 1: The Ground 1.1 Surface of the playing enclosure (a) The surface must be deemed safe to pla ... e to use other surfaces provided they are suitable for purpose. 1.2 Dimensions of the field of play Matc ... r matches. 3.3 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play must not be replace
Knock forward
Arm outstretched with open hand above head, and moves backwards and forwards.
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
l directly into touch from open play or from a free-kick. Where the ball reaches the touchlin ... Principle The field of play has side boundaries known as touchlines. When play reache ... t are both outside the field of play. Sanction: Option of lineout or scrum. 18.5 A quick thro ... g in the field of play or hitting an opponent or the referee). Where the ball reache
Tag Rugby
w 1: The Ground 1.1 Surface of the playing enclosure (a) The surface must be deemed safe to pla ... e to use other surfaces provided they are suitable for purpose. 1.2 Dimensions of the field of play Matc ... r 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 Injured player: If the refere
14 Tackle
l carriers A ball carrier in open play must not lower their height significantly before makin ... e) players may not simultaneously tackle a ball carrier in open play. Sanction: Penalty When tw
Clarification 4-2008
t in or bound to the maul and must be on their feet and moving towards a goal line. Open play has ended. Rulin ... l. The maul has ceased to exist and the ball is now in open play and the relevant Laws apply.
Clarification 1-2002
n a player leaves the field to have bleeding controlled and/or have an open wound covered, that player ma ... n to the field-of-play within 15 minutes of leaving the playing area, the replacement becomes permanent and the replaced player must not return to the field of play. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugb
Clarification 3-2025
e and onside in open play Law 18: Touch, quick throw and lineout Clarificatio ... h or touch in-goal (Law 6.9) or when play reaches a touchline (Law 18 principle) Law 10 establishe ... e clear that an offside player in front of a kicker must retreat, not interfere with play; not mov ... g towards their own dead ball line while the ball is in play. When the ball is deemed to be in touc
Clarification 1-2020
d have to judge when the kicker first moves, and in what direction. It would also be ope