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21 In-goal
s the ball in in-goal and simultaneously makes contact with the touch-in-goal line or the dead-ball lin ... r grounds the ball in in-goal and simultaneously makes contact with the touch line (or the ground beyon ... 6 A defending player grounding the ball in in-goal results in a touch down. 21.7 If a tackled player has momentum that carries them into an in-goal area, they can make a touch down or score a try. 21.
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 Any extr ... k ball Free pass Ground touch 21.2 When a penalty kick is awarded for an infringement in in-goa ... l in their in-goal, it results in a touch down. 22.7 When an attacking player carries the ball into the opponent
21 In-goal
e the unsuccesful kick at goal was taken. 21.16 [Replacement] 21.16 When a player carrying the ball is held up in-goal, so that the player cannot ground the ball or play the ball, the ball is dead. Play restarts with a goal line drop-out or a 5m scrum, depending on how the ball entered in-goal. (la ... p in the in-goal so that the player cannot ground or play the ball, the ball is dead. Play restart
Beach Touch Rugby
g or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines which are outside the fiel ... B - Ground Touch Definition: The tackled player holds the ball, faces the opponents’ goal lin ... h line (a) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), pick ... l in the playing area and thereby that player has taken the ball into touch (or touch-in-goal). (
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
g the game with a throw after the ball or ball-carrier has gone into touch. Touch or touch-in-goal 18.1 The ball is in touch or touch-in-goal when: a. A ball not being held by a player, touches the touchline, 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, wh
Touch and team to throw
Raises flag with one arm, moves to the mark of touch and stands there, pointing with the other arm towards the team entitled to throw.
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
d as follows: a. General Event Location of the mark of touch Who throws in A player, in their own half, kicks the ball indirectly into touch in the opposition’s 22. Eithe ... l-carrier goes into touch or kicks the ball indirectly into touch (other than kicking from inside their own half into touch in the opposition’s 22). Where the player or ball touches the touchlin
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 .
Law 21: In-goal
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Ball held up in in-goal
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Kick at goal successful
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Law 18: Touch, quick throw and lineout
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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.
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
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6 Match officials
1 There are two in-goal judges for each match, one in each in-goal area. Addition: 6. The referee has the same control over in-goal judges as with assistant referees or touch judges. Addition: ... s signal when the ball or the ball-carrier has gone into touch-in-goal. Addition: 6. If required, the in-goal judge will assist the referee in decisions on touch downs and tries. Addition: 6. A matc
Definitions
h, touch in-goal and the success or otherwise of kicks at goal. They can also report of foul pla ... s. In-goal The area between the try line and dead-ball line, and between the touch-in-goal lines. It includes the try line but not the dead-ball line or the touch-in-goal lines. J Jackle ... e or touch-in-goal line. Played The ball is played when it is intentionally touched by a playe
6 Match officials
l is in touch or touch in-goal, but not when a quick throw is permissible. b. The ball is grounde ... t in in-goal, the referee judges what would have happened next and awards a drop out or a try or touch dow ... e or an assistant referee has raised the flag to signal touch, touch-in-goal or an assistant referee ha ... g of the ball in in-goal. b. Touch or touch-in-goal in the act of grounding the ball or the bal
Clarification 2-2006
d, the ball hits the goal post and goes into touch without having been touched by another player. Wha ... n a player kicks to touch from a penalty kick anywhere in the playing area, the throw in is taken from where the ball went into touch.” Law 19.4 (Exception) has the following precision. “When a team takes a penalty kick, and the ball is kicked into touch, the throw in is taken by the playe
Clarification 1-2008
t on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was stationary withi ... y that player has taken the ball into touch (or touch-in-goal)? 6. 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 in motion within the playing are, is that player deemed to have picked up the ball in touch (or touch-in-goal)? Rulin
Beach Fives Rugby
e of tape, rope, string or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal line ... n the in-goal areas but outside the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1. ... d in the field of play. If it is kicked directly into touch, touch in-goal or over the dead ball lin ... e (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was stationary within the playing are
1 The ground
n in the ground diagram. The solid lines are on: a. The dead-ball lines and touch-in-goal lines. ... h-in-goal lines and the try lines and one at each intersection of the touch-in-goal line ... d of play length In-goal length Width Maximum (metres) 100 22 70 Minimu ... s long that intersects the centre of the half-way line. Goal posts and crossbar 1.7 When paddin
Clarification 1-2012
s the opposition in-goal area and the player’s feet touch the touch-in-goal line or beyond then the player is in touch-in-goal and a try is not awarded. Law 19 Touch and Lineout – Definitions • If a player is not carrying the ball then Law 22.4 (g) applies - Player in touch or touch-in-goal . If an attacking player is in touch or in touch-in-goal, the player can score a try by grounding the bal
8 Scoring
y - when a scrum reaches the try line Scoring a try - a player in touch-in-goal who is not holdin ... s. c. Penalty try. Seven points. d. Penalty goal. Three points. e. Dropped goal. Three point ... l in the opponents’ in-goal. b. Is first to ground the ball when a scrum, ruck or maul reaches the try lin ... m in a continuous movement along the ground into the opponents’ in-goal, and the player is first to groun
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
t touching any player and an opponent grounds the ball without delay or it goes into touch-in-goa ... e, play continues. 12.8 If the ball goes directly into touch, the non-kicking team chooses on ... 9 If the ball is kicked into the opponents’ in-goal without touching any player and an opponent grounds the ball without delay or it goes dead through in-goal, the non-kicking team has the option of havin
Beach Tag Rugby
g or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines which are outside the fiel ... r with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, whic ... a and thereby that player has taken the ball into touch (or touch-in-goal). (b) 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 in motio
Clarification 2-2009
d it on the basis that a player touching a touch line is out of play and it should be the same in in-goal. Law 22 – In goal . Simultaneous grounding the ball in in-goal whilst making contact with the touc ... y the same time) touches the touch-in-goal line with an arm, leg or any part of his body. Questions from above: 1. Is a try scored? 2. Is the player in touch-in-goal? 3. Is an attacking scrum 5m fro
20 Penalty and free-kick
e, in line with where the offence occurred or if the offence occurred in touch-in-goal or beyon ... d. If the ball lands in in-goal, in touch-in-goal, or on or over the dead-ball line, the optiona ... g the ball into touch. If the ball is thrown or knocked: Into touch or touch-in-goal or ove ... n 15 metres from the touchline and five metres from the try line. Into touch or touch-in-goa
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 Any extr ... k ball Free pass Ground touch 21.2 When a penalty kick is awarded for an infringement in in-goa ... g players are first to ground the ball in their in-goal, it results in a touch down. 22.7 Whe
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 ... s, some in-goal restart scenarios, when a try isn't scored, change from a 22DO to a Try Line Drop-Ou
Clarification 9-2014
t infringement, and a defending player has made the ball dead there or it has gone into touch-in goa ... s dead there, either because a defender grounded it or because it went into touch-in-goal or on or ove ... s the ball through their opponents' in-goal into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball lin ... s the ball through their opponents’ in-goal into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball lin
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
y or it goes into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, the non-kicking team is awarded a fre ... 0 seconds from the time a conversion has been taken or declined, or from the time a penalty goal or dropped goal is kicked. Sanction: Free-kick. 12.5 [Replacement] 12.5 When the ball is kicke ... k. 12.8 [Replacement] 12.8 If the ball goes directly into touch, the non-kicking team choose
Playing Charter
d to kick for touch because of its inability to maintain the play is, generally, denied the thro
Clarification 1-2022
s: How should play be restarted when there is a simultaneous touchdown in in-goal, with hand ... t grounding in-goal? How should play be restarted when a defender takes/plays the ball into in-goal and it then becomes dead by being held up? Clarification of the designated member ... r, the attacking player did not do so ‘first’, so a try cannot be awarded. Therefore the defender’s touc
Clarification 5-2016
p by a player who had a foot over a touch in goal line or whether the players foot was over the dead bal ... a could depend on whether the ball was over the touch in-goal line or dead ball line. The differen ... n that the changes to the touch definitions (Law 19) in the Global Law trials will also apply to the dead bal ... 7 Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee The changes to the touch definitions (Law 1
2025-04 Minor law amends to protect medical staff and add minimum perimeter areas
g of a referee and two assistant referees or touch judges but may also include a television match officia ... o in-goal judges. Law 6 - principle Additional persons, as authorised by the match organisers, ma
Clarification 8-2014
e the ball dead there or it has gone into touch-in goal or on or over the dead ball line." Law 13.1 ... s it dead, or if the ball becomes dead by going into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball lin ... l becomes dead by going into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball line, they have two choice ... 2 drop-out. The kick is correctly executed and the ball enters the opposing team's in-goal area withou
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 lin ... y into touch, the non-kicking team chooses one of the following: a. The kick being retaken. b. Scrum. c. Lineout. d. Quick-throw. Replaced by: 12.8 The ball must not go directly into touch. Sanction: Free-kick. 12.9 [Replacement] 12.9 If the ball is kicked into the opponents’ in-goa
Clarification 3-2005
e his intention to kick at goal clear, he may not then change his intention by then kicking to touc ... w 21-Penalty & Free Kicks Black team are penalised for a tackle infringement 30 metres from their goal line; Blue team opt for a kick at goal, placing the ball on the mark and informing the referee as to this intention. Black team gather behind their goal posts. Blue team kicks (chips) the bal
Clarification 1-2017
6) for goal line and dead ball line: http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=10&year=2016&clarification=1022 Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee The changes to the touch definitions (Law 19) will also apply to the 22m line as well as the dead ball line and to the goa
XRugby
o pitches. On a full-size pitch, the in-goal areas are between the full-pitch touchlines and full-pitch 5-metre lines. The touchline nearest the goal posts must be at least 3m away from the post ... e space in the centre of the in-goal area. Scoring within this zone results in a 7-point scor ... e is made, two offside lines are created, parallel to the goal lines, one for each team. Each offside lin