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Tackler not releasing tackled player
Arms brought together as if grasping a player and then opening as if releasing a player.
Intentionally falling over on a player
Curved arm makes gesture to imitate action of falling player. Signal is made in direction in which offending player fell.
Leaning on player in lineout
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Foot-up by front-row player
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Tackler or tackled player not rolling away
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Definitions
r. Player grounded See “off feet”. Players’ clothing Anything players wear which, to be lega ... d by a player in their own half, and it goes indirectly into touch in the opposition’s 22. The ball mus ... g in their own half. B Ball-carrier A player who is in possession of the ball. Beyon ... e for the ball. C Captain The player nominated by a team to lead that team, consul
Foreword
l of player welfare at all times. It is the responsibility of players to ensure that they are physicall ... e and content of this programme should be determined by each union, depending on the unique characteristic
Offside at the ruck - May 2014
When a scrum half attempts to retrieve the ball from a ruck, the ball is not out until that player has picked the ball up from the ground. In the clip the scrum half is taken out by the player before the ball is off the ground and this would be deemed to be offside by the player tackling the scrum half. If, however, the scrum half had picked up the ball and a defending player tackles the scru
10 Offside and onside in open play
y 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 ... d. Loitering in an offside position. 10.2 A player can be offside anywhere in the playing area. 10.3 A player who receives an unintentional throw forward is not offside. 10.4 An offside player ma
3 Team
s are made only when the ball is dead and only with the permission of the referee. 3.7 If a player r ... s the player did so to gain an advantage, the player is guilty of misconduct. Sanction: Penalty. 3. ... t obligations. A match organiser may, having taken player welfare into account, amend the minimu ... d and only in their designated position(s). 3.11 A replacement front-row player may start the matc
9 Foul play
Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow card or be sent off. Obstruction 9.1 When a player and an opponent are running for the ball, neither playe ... e player must not intentionally obstruct an opponent or interfere with play. Sanction: Penalty. 9.3 A player must not intentionally prevent an opponent from tackling or attempting to tackle the bal
11 Knock forward or throw forward
e also 12.12c) 11.2 It is a knock forward when a player, in tackling or attempting to tackl ... s into touch, the non-offending team may opt instead for a quick-throw or lineout). 11.3 A player mus ... 4 It is not an intentional knock forward if, in the act of trying to catch the ball, the player knocks on provided that there was a reasonable expectation that the player could gain possession. 11.
21 In-goal
s the ball is grounded against the post. Player touches corner post before ball is grounded Bal ... Grounding the ball 21.1 The ball can be grounded in in-goal: a. By holding it and touchin ... t of the player’s body from waist to neck. 21.2 Picking up a ball is not grounding it. A player may pick up the ball in in-goal and ground it elsewhere in in-goal. 21.3 An attacking playe
Tag Rugby
m number of substitutes. (b) The substitute player must enter the playing area at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. A substitute player may only enter 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
Charging into the ruck - February 2010
t JOINING A RUCK A player joining a ruck must bind on a team-mate or an opponent, usin ... t of the body of the player joining the ruck. Sanction: Penalty kick DANGEROUS PLAY AND MISCONDUCT Dangerous charging. A player must not charge or knock down an opponent carrying the ball without trying to grasp that player. Sanction: Penalty kick A player must not charge into a ruc
Enforcement of current Law - October 2018
e 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 ... d and that player welfare is paramount High tackles Neck contact
Beach Touch Rugby
9 If a defending player threw or took the ball into the in-goal, and a defending player grounde ... n 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 off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.5 Injured player: If the referee decides – with or withou
2025-07 Law clarification - Offside players when ball is in touch
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the status of an offside player when the ball goes into touch, and a quick throw-in is taken. This can be found here .
Beach Fives Rugby
e, the ball must be left where it was grounded. A player from the opponents of the team who scored ma ... a 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 off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.5 Injured playe ... n – that a player is so injured that the player should stop playing, the referee should order that playe
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
l 18.1 The ball is in touch or touch-in-goal when: a. A ball not being held by a player, touche ... r with the ball, touches the touchline, touch-in-goal line or the ground beyond. b. A player, wh ... l reaches the plane 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 land
The maul - January/June 2016
For implementation: January 1st 2016 in Southern Hemisphere June 1st 2016 in Northern Hemisphere The ball can be moved backwards hand-to-hand once the maul has formed (see video 1). A player is not allowed to move/slide backwards in the maul when the player is in possession of the ball and the ripper needs to stay in contact with the jumper until they have transferred the ball. Sanctio
14 Tackle
s that the ball-carrier is lying, sitting or has at least one knee on the ground or on another playe ... e are: a. Tackled player. b. Tackler(s). c. Others: i. Player(s) who hold the ball-carrier during a tackle but do not go to ground. ii. Player(s) who arrive to contest possession in the tackle. iii. Player(s) who are already on the ground. Player responsibilities 14.5 Tacklers must: a. Tackl
2024-07 Law changes
t on 1 July 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. &nbs ... 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 front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball or who last played it. An offside player must not interfer
Uncontested Scrums - December 2017
y start or continue with uncontested scrums. (c) When a front row player leaves the playing are ... m will not be able to contest the scrum then the referee will order uncontested scrums. If the player returns or another front row player comes on then contested scrums may resume. (d) In a squad of 23 players, or at the discretion of the Union/match organiser, a player whose departure has cause
4 Permitted clothing
4.1 All items of clothing must comply with World Rugby Regulation 12 . 4.2 A player wear ... s or coverings, providing they do not cause a danger to the wearer or other players. m. Player monitoring devices. 4.4 A player may not wear: a. Any item contaminated by blood. b. Any sharp or abrasiv ... e, the referee must order the player to remove the item. The player must not take part in the match unti
Touch Rugby
r matches. 3.3 Sent off for foul play: A player sent off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.4 Injured player: If the referee decides – with or without the advice of a doctor or other medically qualified person – that a player is so injured that the player should stop playing, the referee should order that player to leave the playing area. The referee may also order an injured playe
13 Players on the ground in open play
t immediately either move away from the ball or get up. Sanction: Penalty. 13.3 A playe ... e the ball or who are near it. Sanction: Penalty. No player may fall on or over a tackled player
15 Ruck
k is formed when at least one player from each team are in contact, on their feet and over the ball whic ... k, the offside line runs through the hindmost point of the hindmost player of either team. The player in the yellow jersey on the right-hand side is offside. Joining a ruck 15.5 An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Sanction: Penalty. 15.6 A player ma
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
h players go to ground. Immediately move away from the tackled player and from the ball or get u ... n, providing that the player is on their feet, has shown a clear release of the ball and tackled player and arrives from the direction of their own goal line Tackler must roll awa ... s that the ball-carrier is lying, sitting or has at least one knee on the ground or on another player wh
Beach Tag Rugby
o 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 off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. 3.5 Injured player: If the referee decides – with or without the advice of a doctor or other medically qualified person – that a player is so injure
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
s: A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders eve ... d is dangerous play. A stiff-arm tackle is dangerous play. A player makes a stiff-arm tackle when using a stif ... s of the high tackle, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red car ... e their decisions based on what they consider was the intention of the offending player. Their decisio
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
r to release tackled player immediately Tackled player to release or pass ball immediately Assist tacklers to release tackled player immediately Arriving players from both sides to enter throug ... s at the breakdown must be behind the hindmost foot of the last player in their side of the breakdow ... s. A player bound in the maul is allowed to be there. A player may not unbind or use a sliding bind to g
2025-07 Global Law Trial - 20-minute red card replacement
5. Foul Play - Law 9 9.30: When a player is being sent off, the referee will show that player a red card and the player will take no further part in the match. A player sent off may not be replaced. Addition: Elite Rugby only: For intentional and highly dangerous actions, the player cannot be replaced. For other actions, the player sent off may be replaced after 20 minutes playing tim
Uncontested Scrums - March 2020
n of the match organiser, a player whose departure has caused the referee to order uncontested scrum ... n the referee orders uncontested scrums after a front row player is temporary replaced for a blood injury the team responsible for the uncontested scrums does not lose a player. If the temporar ... t): When the referee orders uncontested scrums after a front row player is temporary replace
Side entry - July 2022
h is on the ground. Ruck law 15.5 - 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 playe ... e as in the diagram below in orange) and the player can then angle in (green arrows). The “L entry” – where the player ‘squares up’, must come first. Side entry and inversion - poor practice Side entr
17 Mark
g an opponent’s kick. Claiming a mark 17.1 To claim a mark, a player must: a. Have at leas ... m an opponent’s kick before it touches the ground or another player; and c. Simultaneously call “mark”. 17.2 A player may claim a mark even if the ball hits a goal post or crossbar before bein ... l. Restarting play after a mark 17.5 The player who claimed the mark takes the free-kic
Maul - June 2026
n (or rejoin) the maul by binding onto the hindmost player in the maul, not by creating a chain of two or more players and swinging up, or round, the side. Any player bound on the outside of the maul, ma ... t not be in a position to pull/drag the maul. Once a player loses dominance and move ... d a maul, they must do so legally: Law 9.3: A player must not intentionally prevent an opponen
Enforcement of current Law - May 2015
d, the offending player runs the risk of receiving a yellow or red card Cleanouts around the nec ... y penalised and that player welfare is paramount High tackles Neck contact Contac ... s in a realistic position to catch the ball. Even if the player(s) land(s) dangerously, pla ... e, there is no contest and the player is pulled down landing on their back or side Red card – It’
16 Maul
2 It consists of a ball carrier and at least one player from each team, bound together and on their feet. A player ripping the ball from the ball carrier must stay in contact with that player until they have transferred the ball. There can be no long-arm transfer to another player. Sanction: Penalty. 16. ... e, the offside line for that team is the try line. 16.5 A player must either join a maul from an onsid
7 Advantage
d and the referee must blow the whistle immediately when: a. The ball or a player in possession of the bal ... r end of the tunnel at a scrum. c. A scrum is wheeled through more than 90 degrees. d. A player in a scrum is lifted or forced upwards so that the player is no longer in contact with the ground. ... d be dangerous to let play continue. h. It is suspected that a player is seriously injured.