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Clarification 2-2012
t, an option to the non-offending team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue. Law 8.3(f) After the ball ha ... r waiting to return from a temporary exclusion and the period of exclusion has expired. They kic
Clarification 4-2015
t of the match with a penalty kick that is converted to goal and the referee blows the en ... e before the end of the match, then the referee may restart the match with a penalty kick, free kic ... m, lineout, an option to the non-infringing team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expire
19 Scrum
r an opponent's kick in open play. In the scrum zone at the point nearest to place of maul. The team in possession at the start of the maul. An incorrect kick-off or restart kick (scrum option). In the scrum zone, as near as possible to the middle point of the line behind which the kick-off or restart kick was taken. The non-kicking team. Failure to “use it” at scrum, ruck or mau
The maul - January/June 2016
n: Penalty kick Good practice: Liable to sanction:
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
y at Rugby World Cup 2023 and beyond. While some areas are purely a focus for elite rugby (kick timing ... s the kick within 90 seconds (playing time) from the time the try was awarded, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed. Law 8.21: Penalty Goal: The kick mus ... o, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scru
Charging into the ruck - February 2010
t of the body of the player joining the ruck. Sanction: Penalty kick DANGEROUS PLA ... l without trying to grasp that player. Sanction: Penalty kick A player must not charge into a ruc
Dangerous tackles - October 2026
Knee Drop tackles – effect from 5 October 2026 There is an increasing trend for players to drop a knee to the ground before they make a tackle on a ball carrier. These actions create a number of player welfare concerns – with the tackler’s head being lowered rapidly to the knee height of a ball carrier, and for the ball carrier who makes contact with an anchored tackler, or the dynamic
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
m Goal line Try line Goal line drop-out Try line drop-out Latched Pre-boun
5 Time
d unless: a. A scrum, lineout or restart kick, awarded before time expired, has not been completed 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. ... e it. a. The decision to decline the conversion must be relayed to the referee by saying “no kick” after the tr
15 Ruck
s no lower than their hips. Sanction: Free-kick. Offside at a ruck 15.4 Each team has an offsid ... g ball while it is on the ground near to the ruck. Sanction: Penalty. e. Kick, or attempt to kick, the ball out of a ruck. Sanction: Penalty. f. Return the ball into the ruck. Sanction: Free-kick. ... e-kick. Ending a ruck 15.17 When the ball has been clearly won by a team at the ruc
Head Contact Process - March 2021
n and significant drop or movement Clear attempt to change height Level of control Uprigh ... d and whether any mitigation should be applied. Play on No fault Sudden and significant dro ... n Sudden / significant drop in height or change in direction from ball carrier A late chang
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
13 Players on the ground in open play
Principle The game is played only by players who are on their feet. 13.1 Players, who go to ground to gather the ball or who go to ground with the ball, must immediately: a. Get up with the ball; or Sanction: Penalty. b. Play (but not kick) the ball; or Sanction: Penalty. c. Release the ball. Sanction: Penalty. 13.2 Once the ball is played or released, players on the ground mus
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
g were not approved for progression One stop maul Mark from a kick off/restart 20 minute re ... l laws content . Timings Rationale: Shorter stoppages in play Conversion reduced to 60 seconds Law 8.8 d. c. Takes the kick within 60 90 seconds (playing time) from the tim ... n: Kick disallowed Clauses b, c, d then relettered a, b, c Lineout formation time additio
17 Mark
GAME-ON 17.4 [Replacement] 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off or a restart kick after a score. Replaced by: 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off, a restart kick after a score or from an attacking kick from within the 22m
XRugby
d and they have made a move to step, run, pass or kick the ball. The offside line remains until the bal ... s and the ball must be kicked into the ground (in the style of a grubber kick). The sanction for any other type of kick is a tap and play at the place of infringement. If, from a grubber kick, the ball goe ... m at the place from which the kick was made. If, from a grubber kick, a defender touches down in in-goa
Clarification 3-2010
2 Doubt about grounding Law 22.15 Scenario Team A kick the ball into their opponents in goal. Bot ... 5 attacking ball although no grounding has taken place? Or Is it 22m drop out as Team A were the las ... h-in-goal line the referee awards a drop out.
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
s of the high tackle, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red car
2026-07 Law updates
s, some in-goal restart scenarios, when a try isn't scored, change from a 22DO to a Try Line Drop-Ou
16 Maul
e their heads and shoulders no lower than their hips. Sanction: Free-kick. During a maul 16. ... n to make opponents believe that the maul has ended when it has not. Sanction: Free-kick. 16.12 Whe ... l is formed immediately after a player has directly caught an opponent’s kick in open play, a scru
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 carrying the ball or who last played it. When the last action is a kick, the foot kicking the ball determine ... s or is caught is the one penalised. This is known as the 10-metre law. It does not apply when the kic
7 Advantage
e. A quick throw, free-kick or penalty is taken incorrectly. f. The ball is made dead. g. It woul
Beach Touch Rugby
r captain calls to see who wins the toss. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vic ... h down. The Match organisers may permit the use of a punt kick to kickoff. If a punt kick-off is use ... d the centre of the half-way-line. The match organisers may permit the use of a punt kick to restart pla
Beach Tag Rugby
s. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa. (Other appropriate methods may be use ... r a player does must be in accordance with the laws of the game. A player may not kick the ball in open pla ... s may permit the use of a punt kick to kickoff. If a punt kick-off is used the kicking team mus
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
l-carriers who drop their body height into a tackle and/or apply restrictions to teams who mak
IRB Maul Working Group Outcomes - August 2009
l at the formation; this includes the formation of the maul at a lineout and from a maul formed after kic
Head Contact Process - High tackle
Video clips 1 No foul play - no contact with the head, neck or throat - play on 2 No sanction - no fault of the player - significant drop by the ball carrier and tackler had no time to readjust ... n as there is a sudden drop in height by the ball carrier 7 Yellow card - direct head contact but mitigation as there is a sudden drop in height by the ball carrier
8 Scoring
GAME-ON 8.8 [Replacement] 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of pla ... r. Nothing else may be used to assist the kicker. c. Takes the kick within 60 seconds (playing tim ... p; Sanction: Kick is disallowed. Replaced by: a. If stipulated by the match organiser, takes the kick in front of the posts
Clarification 2-2007
f Manager IRFU Law Reference 3 Date 2007-03-12 Request 1. A penalty kick is awarded to White team. Before the kick is taken, can White team make a substitution? (If so, we assume that the substitute can take the penalty kick.) 2. A penalty kick is awarded to White team. Before the kick is taken ca ... e assume that the returning player may take the penalty kick.) Ruling of the designated member
Clarification 2-2024
e-kick routine (stationary/no movement), their next movement in any direction begins the “approach to kick”, and so the defenders can attempt to block the kick? Q - Does that 'movement in any directio ... y direction to begin their approach to kick. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to preven ... e a kicker has completed their pre-kick routine (stationary/no movement), their next movement in an
Clarification 7-2002
y into touch at the kick-off (or restart kick), the opposing team has 3 choices: • to have the ball kicked off again • to have a scrum at the centre and they have the throw -in, or • to accept the kick If they accept the kick, the lineout is on the half-way line. If the ball is blown behind the half-way line and goes directly into touch, the lineout is at the place where it went into touch. At the kic
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
f, or an opponent touched the ball within the half. This variation does not apply at a kick-off or any type of restart kick. Where the ball reaches the touchline. The kicking team. The bal ... n 30 seconds of a mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. Replaced by: 18.12 Teams for ... n: Free-kick.
Clarification 2-2025
n of the South Africa v Italy match played in Gqeberha, specifically the kick-off that initiated the gam ... m deliberately runs ahead of the ball carrier at a kick off, and/ or deliberately kicked so it doesn’t reach the 10m line, what should the sanction be? Relevant laws Law 12: Kick-off & restar ... n of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Law 9: Foul Play: Unfair play 9.7 A player mus
Clarification 2-2010
y Offending has occurred (b) If Law 13.8 Kick offs/ Restarts has been fully complied with. Observation: The Laws relating to Kick Offs/Restarts for 15-a-side matches would benefit immensely fro ... e specific, in that, it is a free kick to the non-offending team should a team infringe the above. Rulin ... s been a score towards the end of the game and there is time for the kick off to take place but tim
19 Scrum
s of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. Replaced by: 19.4 Teams must be ready to form the scrum within 15 seconds of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. 19.5 [Replacement] 19.5 Whe ... 3 [Replacement] 19.23 A front-row player must not intentionally kick the ball out of the tunnel from the direction it was thrown. Sanction: Free-kick. Replaced by: 19.23 A front-row player mus
Clarification 3-2005
l line; Blue team opt for a kick at goal, placing the ball on the mark and informing the refere ... s to the referee the intention to kick at goal, the kicker must kick at goal. Once the kicker has mad ... e his intention to kick at goal clear, he may not then change his intention by then kicking to touch, taking a tap kick and passing or running with the ball himself? If this is correc
Clarification 1-2020
e to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker begins the approach to kick. Whe ... s to “begin to approach to kick” . In a recent Super Rugby Aotearoa game a conversion was charge ... l interpretation from many refs is as soon as kicker moves in any direction the kick can begi ... e is ‘approaching to kick’. The reason for this interpretation is simplicity, otherwise the referee woul
Clarification 6-2002
t of a serious injury, if play continues under these circumstances. Law 21, 4 -(i) & (j) Kick take ... e on-side when they run behind the team mate who took the penalty or free kick, or when a team mat ... n. If the referee has awarded a kick as a result of a penalty provision, and provided there are no reasons why the game should not continue, a quick tap kick can be taken. If there is a reason why a quick ta
Clarification 10-2004
m the defenders kick is the correct decision. (2) If this occurred in general play the following would apply. By definition 'A kick is made by hitting the ball with any part of the leg or foot, excep ... d. If the action as described was taken by a player after his team had been awarded a penalty kick or free kick, then a PK or FK has not been correctly taken. Under Law 21.3(b) bouncing the bal
Clarification 2-2014
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2014 Union / HP Ref Manager RFU Law Reference 9 Date 2014-07-04 Request Law 9.B.1 (e) – Taking a conversion kic ... n not to take the conversion must be relayed by the try scorer to the referee, by saying “No Kick” afte ... e will award a kick off. The kick off will take place regardless of whether players were ready at 00.00 or not.