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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.
Tackler or tackled player not rolling away
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d themselves. They are treated as “other players” in law 14. Tackled player A ball-carrier wh ... s the tackled player and goes to ground. Team A group of players, usually 15, who start the match plus an ... 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
14 Tackle
e are: a. Tackled player. b. Tackler(s). c. Others: i. Player(s) who hold the ball-carrier durin ... y. c. Immediately move away from the tackled player and from the ball or get up. Sanctio ... w the tackled player to release or play the ball. Sanction: Penalty. f. Allow the tackled playe ... m gaining possession of it. Sanction: Penalty. Tackled player must release the ball immediately 14.
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
13 Players on the ground in open play
e the ball or who are near it. Sanction: Penalty. No player may fall on or over a tackled player ... t immediately either move away from the ball or get up. Sanction: Penalty. 13.3 A playe
Beach Touch Rugby
t the tackled player from passing the ball. Sanction: Free pass 15.5 Players in opposition to a tackle ... t not attempt to play the ball or obstruct opponents. Sanction: Free pass 15.6 The tackled player must pas ... 7 If a player is tackled near the goal line that player may take one step into the in-goal, and then the playe ... B - Ground Touch Definition: The tackled player holds the ball, faces the opponents’ goal lin
21 In-goal
6 A defending player grounding the ball in in-goal results in a touch down. 21.7 If a tackled player ha ... 8 A tackled player may reach out and ground the ball in in-goal to make a touch down, provide ... n of the ball. 21.10 If a tackled player is in the act of reaching out to ground the ball for a try or touc ... t of the player’s body from waist to neck. 21.2 Picking up a ball is not grounding it. 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 ... o is on the ground. Tacklers must: Allow the tackled player to release or play the ball. Bal
Tag Rugby
s in place. 15.2 Following a tackle, the tackled player conducts a ruck ball at the place of the tackle. The tackled player must roll the ball using the hand only. The ball must be rolled along the groun ... e of infringement Match organisers may decide to vary actions taken by the tackled playe ... g!” and either drop the tag at the point where the tackle was made or return the tag to the tackled playe
2026-07 Law updates
r carrying the ball into in-goal near the corner flag and who is then tackled into touch-in-goal befor
2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
n as well. As this relates to a player welfare issue, this was approved by the Executive Board on 2 ... w Definition: Hip-drop tackle: When a ball carrier… - is grasped and tackled from the side or behin ... 3: A player must not tackle an opponent early, late, or dangerously. Dangerous tackling include ... t; or tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line while either playe
Touch Rugby
5 A – Ruck ball Following a tackle, match organisers may permit the tackled player to hold the bal ... r may prevent the tackled player from placing the ball. Sanction: Penalty kick 15.7 Position ... e metres from the tackled player (match organisers may decide to vary this distance or the positio ... d to be tackled. A player cannot conduct a ruck ball without having been touched by an opposition playe
Beach Fives Rugby
y release the tackled player must immediately get up or move away from the tackled player and the ball must get up before playing the ball. (b) The tackled player: must immediately pass the ball mus ... e’), no player may prevent the tackled player from passing the ball. Sanction: Free kick 15.4 The tackled player must pass, including handing off, the ball within two seconds. The referee may indicat
8 Scoring
e. c. With the ball is tackled short of the try line and the player’s momentum carries them in a continuous movement along the ground into the opponents’ in-goal, and the player is first to ground the ball. d. Is tackled near to the opponents’ try line and the player immediately reaches ou ... s. Try 8.2 A try is scored when an attacking player: a. Is first to ground the bal
Beach Tag Rugby
r and call “Tag!”. The tackler must return the tag to the tackled player before rejoining the gam ... r may prevent the tackled player from passing the ball. Sanction: Free pass 15.6 Opponents of the tackled player must immediately retire to behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball must not attempt to play the ball or obstruct opponents. Sanction: Free pass 15.7 The tackled player must pas
Head Contact Process - March 2021
m|guidelines/22 Context Player welfare drives World Rugby’s decision making for zero toleranc ... l head contact. Not all head contacts are foul play Accidental contact with the ball-carrier tackle ... t of trigger words below to help them identify whether a player is at fault, the degree of danger involve ... p in height by the ball carrier Player had no time to readjust Passive action Involuntary collisio
XRugby
t of the player(s) on the ground. This player can only be tackled when the ball is lifted from the groun ... e after the replaced player has left the field of play. Tackle The tackler must grasp the bal ... s with, or prior to, shoulder contact. A player must not tackle, or attempt to tackle, an opponen ... e runs through the hindmost body part of the player(s) on the ground. A player from either tea
Clarification 13-2003
n of a tackle, "any opponents of the tackled player who go to ground are known as tacklers." Can a tackle ... e the tackled player." Can a tackler who is on his feet hold on to the tackled player or must he release the tackled player? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee By definition, any opponents of the tackled player who go to ground are known as tacklers. Therefore a player on his fee
Clarification 1-2010
s not reflect accurately these Rulings: • The Rulings clearly deal with an opponent of a tackled player, who remains on his feet, and is on the tackled player’s side of the tackle. This player must releas ... n to a player on his feet who is an opponent of the tackled player. • The Rulings also state that players ca ... g the ball is a tackled player. (Definition) A player who goes to ground when tackling a player is know
Clarification 3-2004
e occurs with the ball carrier being the tackled player and the player of Team A on the ground bein ... e to the position behind the ball to approach from directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to hi ... e the ball in the tackled player's hands? (3) Does the tackled player have to release the bal ... m the position stated in Ruling 13:2003: By definition, any opponents of the tackled player who g
Clarification 4-2014
e: In terms of the tackled player shifting body position before release, Law 15.5 (a) and 15.5 (e) should be considered: (a) A tackled player must not lie on, over, or near the ball to prevent opponents fro ... n continue. (e) If opposition players who are on their feet attempt to play the ball, the tackled playe ... U requested clarification on two items of Law in the context of both the Sevens and Fifteens game: Tackle
Clarification 7-2015
t a tackled player: Law 22 (e) Tackled near the goal-line. If a player is tackled near to the opponent ... d at the increasing practice of an opponent kicking the ball out of the hands of a player who has picked up the bal ... p by a player. An opponent then kicks the ball from that player’s hands. (This opponent may have legall ... s-possessing a player. It is also foreseeable that injuries will occur. It presents difficultie
Clarification 8-2004
r”) is "held" (not tackled) by two Team A players (“A1-”, “A2-player”) and A1-player held on to the leg ... l from the tackled B-player. Law 15.7(b) provides, “After a tackle any players on their feet may attemp ... d a player in A2-player’s position should "release the ball in the tackled player's hands" . Howeve ... d is not a tackled player and a tackle has not taken place. Opposition players who hold the ball-carrie
Clarification 1-2025
e These are potentially dangerous actions, so a player who attempts this and makes any contac ... e they are in relation to the try-line: Law 15.16b: A player must not jump on top of a ruc ... e with the ball in the act of scoring, and so can be tackled providing it can be done safely (se ... y, or then be tackled safely. Examples which would be liable to sanction against the ball carrie
Clarification 6-2006
k of the tackled player. Question: Even if the subsequent contact with the head or neck is not intentiona
Clarification 2-2018
8): “A ruck commences when at least one player is on their feet andover the ball which is on the ground (tackled player, tackler). At this point the offside line is created. A player on their feet may use their hands to pick up the ball as long as this is immediate. As soon as an opposition playe ... g that the Law creating offside lines when the first arriving player gets over the ball was intende
Clarification 3-2022
t NZR seeks clarity on 2 issues: Law 9.17 states “a player must not tackle, charge, pull, pus ... g that is dangerous to others including leading with elbow or forearm”. Law 9.7 states “ a player must not intentionally infringe any law of the game” Q.1 When a player hurdles/jumps ove ... e the ball carrier (as the ball carrier is now in the air and not able to be tackled). This seem
Clarification 4-2009
5 5 (e) states that: If opposition players who are on their feet, the tackled player must releas ... k form? Players are on their feet. At least one player must be in physical contact with an opponen ... n a player has complied with Law 15 6 (b), is on his feet and playing the ball after a tackle and is then joined by an opposition player on his feet so that the situation outlined in 16 1 (b) occurs, ca
Clarification 9-2014
d to restart play after an attacking player has put or taken the ball into the in-goal, without infringement, and a defending player has made the ball dead there or it has gone into touch-in goa ... n within one minute from the time the player indicates the intention to kick at goal. The intention to kick is signaled by the arrival of the kicking tee or sand, or when the player makes a mar