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T1 Rugby
World Rugby has launched T1 Rugby, the world’s first non-contact sport that fully reflects the uni ... s and backgrounds, reflecting the international federation’s mission of a global sport for all. Significantly, it is the first non-contact form of the game that reflects the characteristics of rugby, including lineouts, scrums, kicking and a breakdown, while remaining simple to play. It contains many of th
Touch Rugby
s The playing area with cones/markers Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed so that Unions may develop non-contact Rugby. These Laws have been produced so that there are some guidelines and principles in place for Touch Rugby. Unions having jurisdiction over their developmenta ... l and age grade requirements, but usually matches are played across one half of a Rugby pitc
Tag Rugby
s The playing area with cones/markers Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed so that Unions may develop non-contact Rugby. These Laws have been produced so that there are some guidelines and principles in place for Tag Rugby. Unions having jurisdiction over their developmenta ... l and age grade requirements, but usually matches are played across one half of a Rugby pitc
Laws of the Game
. If you would like to demonstrate your understanding of the laws, the World Rugby Laws exam is a ... guage options via the top right of the screen to select the best one for you. Please note that not all conte
Beach Touch Rugby
Download this document as a printable Adobe PDF file Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed so that Unions may develop non-contact Rugby. These Laws have been produced so that there are some guidelines and principles in place for Beach Touch Rugby. Unions having jurisdictio ... t of the ground is considered to be dangerous. Law 2: The Ball 2.1 The ball must conform to World Rugb
Beach Tag Rugby
Download this document as a printable Adobe PDF file Introduction World Rugby Leisure Rugby Laws have been designed so that Unions may develop non-contact Rugby. These Laws have been produced so that there are some guidelines and principles in place for Beach Tag Rugby. Unions having jurisdictio ... t of the ground is considered to be dangerous. Law 2: The Ball 2.1 The ball must conform to World Rugby Law
Beach Fives Rugby
l must conform to World Rugby Laws of the Game Law 2. 2.2 The ball must be size 4. Law 3: Numbe ... s of clothing as permitted by World Rugby Law 4 and World Rugby Regulation 12 except shin pads. 4. ... d Rugby Law 4 or Regulation 12. (b) Players must not wear footwear unless approved by match organiser ... e these two seconds. Sanction: Free kick Law 16: Rucks Rucks do not exist in Beach Fives Rugby. Law 1
Modified forms of rugby
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Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
In November 2024, World Rugby Council approved the introduction of a Global Law Trial to allow a 20-minute red card replacement in elite rugby only. Unions determine what level of rugby constitutes 'elite' in their countries. This Guideline sets out the implementation options of the 20-minute re ... d scrums grid (for elite rugby) has an additional row and column to the previous version
Law Clarifications
If a World Rugby member union is unable to clarify an aspect of law it may submit a request for a formal clarification in law to the World Rugby designated members. This section contains all such requests for clarifications issued since 2018 when the laws of rugby were restructured and simplified. On occasions, clarifications in law will result in a law amendment. The pre-201
Laws of the Game Exam 2025
The World Rugby Law exam was refreshed in April 2026. Please click here to find the new version This self-check multiple-choice exam is a pre-requisite for many World Rugby and union-specific educational courses for referees, coaches, and match management staff. After completing the Laws exam, you can download your personalised certificate. Registration is free and takes onl
Playing Charter
s devised. Rugby union, in common with any activity which attracts the interest and enthusiasm of all kinds of people, has many sides and faces. Rugby is played worldwide by people of all ages fro ... e and ability to participate. Apart from the playing of the game and its ancillary support, rugby embrace ... y and behaviour can be assessed. The objective is to ensure that rugby maintains its unique character bot
Foreword
s and rugby sevens, are complete and contain all that is necessary to enable the game to be played correctly and fairly. Rugby union is a sport which involves physical contact and, as such, present ... s and variations as authorised by World Rugby. It is the duty of the unions to ensure that the gam ... d to the various phases of rugby at an appropriate time, offering them more protection from injury. The ag
Laws of the Game Exam
This self-check multiple-choice exam is a pre-requisite for many World Rugby and union-specific educational courses for referees, coaches, and match management staff. After completing the Laws exam, which has 60 questions to answer, you can download your personalised certificate. Registration is free and takes only a few minutes. We suggest you use the Laws site to help you to complet
Definitions
e. E Elite rugby A professional level of rugby, determined by individual unions/competition ... l judges. Match organiser Administrative body responsible for the match which may be World Rugby, a union, a group of unions or any organisation approved by a union or World Rugby. Maul A phas ... r and on their feet. Misconduct An offence under World Rugby Regulation 18 or Match organiser’s equivalen
Foul Play
These five questions will all relate to foul play in rugby union.
Key contests areas in the game
These ten questions relate to key contest areas in rugby - Kick-offs, Restarts, Tackle, Ruck and Maul.
Variations - Under-19s and Sevens
The final set of six questions relates to the different laws that apply in World Rugby's Under-19 laws and for Sevens rugby.
2026-06 Law clarification - Actions of a scrum half when ending a ruck
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the actions of a scrum half when ending a ruck. It can be found here.
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.
Pre-2018 Clarifications
The laws of rugby were restructured and simplified for the 2018 law book. Clarifications issued up to the end of 2017 reference the law structure at that time. Clarifications issued from 2018 onwards reference the simplified laws.
2025-06 Law clarification - Diving over a ruck to score
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the actions of a ball carrier diving over a ruck to score a try. This can be found here .
2025-07 Law clarification - Kick-off actions
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the actions of a team deliberately infringing at a kick-off or restart. This can be found here .
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 .
2024-09 Law clarification - Tee carrier
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the tee carrier. This can be found here . This is the fourth clarification for 2024 - the other three cover: February - Brake foot May - Conversions June - Crouch in Spanish
2025-08 Law Application Guideline - implementation of the 20-minute red card replacement
A new Law Application Guideline has been issued about the different ways the 20-minute red card replacement Global Law Trial can be implemented in elite rugby. It includes an update on the uncontested scrums grid. The guideline can be found here .
2025-07 Global Law Trial - 20-minute red card replacement
y not be replaced. Addition: Elite Rugby only: For intentional and highly dangerous actions, the playe ... d card, after 20 minutes playing time has elapsed. (Elite rugby only) New definition: Elite Rugb ... At the World Rugby Council meeting on 21 May 2025, the Council voted to move the 20 minute red card replacement sanction into a Global Law trial for the elite game. The following sets out the la
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
Enforcement of current Law - June 2012
At a meeting in May 2012, the Laws Representation Group (LRG) considered the areas of the Game where, it had been agreed by the LRG/Rugby Committee/IRB Council, Law amendments were not required but that current Law was to be enforced by match officials including: 1. Ball ripped from a ball carry not to be considered a knock-on 2. Offside when the ball is kicked to touc
Laws app - what's new
d replacement in elite rugby July 2025 Japanese - Head Contact Process translation update ... What's new in the Laws of Rugby app? The newest update comes first: October 202 ... d into full law (the GLT designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wording ... s on the 'wrong' side of a maul Minor translation changes New World Rugby Law exam links update
2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
t this appearing in rugby union and considered that they have been banned in both American football and rugby league. The Tackle Working Group recommended explicitly banning the action in rugby unio
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
d for implementation in the elite game. These focus areas ensure we retain a safe, speedy spectacle of rugby at Rugby World Cup 2023 and beyond. While some areas are purely a focus for elite rugby (kick timing ... m the scrum within 30 seconds of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. For elite rugby, w ... At a Shape of the Game conference in November 2022, all rugby stakeholders in the men’s XV gam
4 Permitted clothing
4.1 All items of clothing must comply with World Rugby Regulation 12 . 4.2 A player wears a jersey, shorts and underwear, socks and boots. The sleeve of a jersey must extend at least half-way from the shoulder point to the elbow. World Rugby recommends all players wear a mouthguard or denta ... s of clothing, unless they are bloodstained. World Rugby Regulation 12 can be found at: http
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
At the start of the new Law Review cycle (2019 – 2023), the Rugby Committee and Law Review grou ... h: Eanna Falvey & Ross Tucker World Rugby staff: Mark Harrington & Rhys Jone ... m the rugby community of the findings of this group. Competitions that are already underway shoul ... n. These guidelines should be implemented at the start of the next competition window. In terms of international rugb
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
In 2009 the IRB HP Referees and Tier One Rugby Coaches agreed that the laws of the game of Rugby did not need to be changed but that five key areas of the game needed to be refereed more strictly. It was the belief that if these five key areas were refereed in strict accordance with Law then teams who wished to use the ball quickly and in space would be entitled to do so. The 5 key area
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
On 14 November 2024, World Rugby Council agreed to implement the following Global Law Trials for new competitions/leagues starting after 1 January 2025. In short, they include:&nbs ... l laws content . Timings Rationale: Shorter stoppages in play Conversio ... O Protocol for XVs rugby can be found here . A revised TMO Protocol for the World Rugby Svns Series ca
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
2026-06 Law Application Guideline - Players on the wrong side of the maul
A new Law Application Guideline - effective 1 June 2026 - has been issued relating to players who find themselves on the 'wrong' side of the maul and then cause disruption. This was an agreed action from the recent World Rugby Shape of the Game meeting in London, which recognised the need to focus on making the sport clearer and simpler for fans and players alike. When players do end u
1 The ground
1.1 The surface of the playing enclosure must be safe. 1.2 The permitted surface types are grass, sand, clay, snow or artificial turf (conforming to World Rugby Regulation 22). 1.3 The dimensions of the playing area are shown in the ground diagram. The ground Dimensions Fiel ... s to these dimensions must be approved by the relevant union for domestic competitions or World Rugb
XRugby
s all recognise a need to expand ways to grow the game New rugby players from tier one unions showe ... s Research found 48% of interested rugby participants requested a form of the game with reduce ... d. Implementation England Rugby Seven weeks to XRugby Sevens - Progressive pitch u ... w to rugby - focus on school girls and Indian/East Asian communities Irelan