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Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019

g Logical, step by step approach to the problem What is a the goal of a framework? Guide user

Clarification 1-2023

t World Sevens Series fixture in Hong Kong an attacking player carrying the ball into in-goal, place ... t which had been dislodged by the tackler and was now lying in in-goal. Could the referee hav ... d by the referee or other non-player in in-goal, the referee judges what would have happened nex ... d in in-goal: By holding it and touching the ground with it. 21.3 An attacking player groundin

Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024

m line in their own half. The non-scoring side can take water into in-goal or retrieve from behin

Clarification 8-2014

2 drop-out. The kick is correctly executed and the ball enters the opposing team's in-goal area withou ... g 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 goal or on or over the dead ball line." Law 13.15 Drop-out goes into the opponent's in-goal states: "a) If the ball is kicked into the opponent'

Clarification 2-2006

d, the ball hits the goal post and goes into touch without having been touched by another player. Wha ... e If the penalty kick is for goal, then it is a lineout defending team to throw in. Law 21.4(d). If the penalt ... w in. The lineout in either of these situations may not be closer than 5 metres from the goal line. Law 19.

Clarification 3-2007

n the ball leaves the ruck or when the ball enters in goal i.e. on or over the goal line. A ruck end

Clarification 1-2017

6) for goal line and dead ball line: http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=10&year=2016&am ... h definitions (Law 19) will also apply to the 22m line as well as the dead ball line and to the goa

12 Kick-off and restart kicks

h. Sanction: Free-kick. 12.9 [Replacement] 12.9 If the ball is kicked into the opponents’ in-goa ... h in-goal, the non-kicking team has the option of having the kick retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.9 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 into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball lin

Clarification 3-2010

2 Doubt about grounding Law 22.15 Scenario Team A kick the ball into their opponents in goal. Bot ... l is kicked into in-goal by a player from the attacking team and the ball is made dead by the player ... l. • If the ball is kicked into in-goal by a player from the attacking team and the ball is made dea ... h-in-goal line the referee awards a drop out.

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 ... 9) will also apply to the dead ball line and to the goal line. Also, note that whether the bal ... l into in goal instead of scrum back to where ball originally kicked from http://laws.worldrugby.org/?la

Clarification 4-2008

Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 4-2008 Union / HP Ref Manager RFU Law Reference 17 Date 2008-09-24 Request A maul is formed with Team A pushing their opponents (Team B) back towards their own goal line with the ball being clearly visible at the rea ... t in or bound to the maul and must be on their feet and moving towards a goal line. Open play has ended. Rulin

Clarification 4-2011

l and the ball travels towards the blue team’s goal line. (We often see this ruled a knock-on by A). 2. Bal ... l and the ball travels towards the red team’s goal line. (We often see this either ruled play or a knoc ... s towards that player’s goal line. There is no infringement in Law and play should continue. In scenario ... s the opposition team’s goal line and this is an infringement which requires the referee to awar

Clarification 7-2015

t a tackled player: Law 22 (e) Tackled near the goal-line. If a player is tackled near to the opponents’ goal line so that this player may immediately reach out and ground the ball on or over the goal-lin

Clarification 2-2024

l players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker moves in an ... t a goal but must not be physically supported by other players in these actions. Response Q - Onc ... k at goal. When they set and a re-adjustment is needed, it must be done immediately. Once finall

Clarification 3-2004

d on to the ball carrier of Team B. The players from Team A drive the ball carrier towards the Team B's goa ... s goal-line? (2) Should that standing player in retiring to the position as aforementioned releas ... r or the tackler closest to those players’ goal-line.

Clarification 5-2014

s the temporary replacement for a player undergoing an HIA cannot kick for goal. If the player undergoin ... t and the replacement is then permitted to kick for goal. If the fourth official is notified within ten minutes that the player has been assessed will not be returning, can the replacement then kick for goal befor ... s undergone a HIA will not be returning, then the replacement can kick for goal before the ten minutes ha

8 Scoring

l players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker moves in an ... t a goal but must not be physically supported by other players in these actions. Replace

19 Scrum

s’ goal line. Sanction: Penalty. 19.36 [Replacement] 19.36 The scrum ends: a. Whe ... n the referee blows the whistle for an infringement. e. When the ball in a scrum is on or over the goa

8 Scoring

l players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker moves in any direction to begin their approach to kick. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goa

Clarification 1-2020

Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 1-2020 Union / HP Ref Manager NZRU Law Reference 8 Date 2020-07-16 Request Law 8.14 states “All players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker begins the approach to kick. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physically supporte

Clarification 2-2005

Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2005 Union / HP Ref Manager FFR Law Reference 6 Date 2005-04-01 Request The FFR has requested a ruling with regard Law 6-Match Officials Law 6 A.12 stipulates for “a ball in the in-goal touched by a non playe ... w for a try or a touch in goal where the ball would have been grounded. However, nothing is stipulate

19 Scrum

m is on or over the goal line. Replaced by: b. When the ball is played by that team’s scrum-half.

Clarification 1-2025

Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 1-2025 Union / HP Ref Manager HP Referee Manager Law Reference 15 Date 23 June 2025 Request At a ruck/breakdown close to the goal line, the attacking scrum half picks up the ball and dives forward over the ruck in an attempt to score a try. Is this legal or shoul

Clarification 3-2003

Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 3-2003 Union / HP Ref Manager SRU Law Reference 15,17 Date 2003-06-07 Request SRU has requested a ruling with regard to Law 15-Tackle & Law 17 Maul: Team A win the ball in a line-out. The ball carrier is joined by several of his team mates and they move off the line of touch towards their opponents' goal-line. One playe

Clarification 13-2003

m directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal-line.

Clarification 4-2024

r a team has indicated they intend to kick at goal, or a try has been scored. c) &nbs ... y for the kicker’s use) after a team has indicated they intend to kick at goal, or a try has been score

Clarification 2-2023

Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2023 Union / HP Ref Manager SARU Law Reference 13,14 Date 2023-06-12 Request SA Rugby have documented the increasing trend of the “cannon arm” tactic usually adopted near the goal line in ‘pick and go’ scenario ... e that this specific tactic is outside of law, then we run the risk of players projecting towards the goal lin

Clarification 4-2015

t of the match with a penalty kick that is converted to goal and the referee blows the en ... y kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expire

Clarification 8-2003

l and the ball carrier is joined by several of his team mates and they move towards the opponents goa ... g tackleable. • Player of Team A, in open play, running towards Team B's goal line is joine

Clarification 8-2004

r, as the result, A2 player is closer to the Team-B's goal line than B-player. Then B-player wen ... t to those players’ goal-line.

Clarification 9-2004

Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 9-2004 Union / HP Ref Manager IRFU Law Reference 10,22 Date 2004-12-23 Request The IRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 10-Foul Play and Law 22-In Goal. Rewrite and amendment of 10.2(a), and consequential additio ... e to a goal-line. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Law 10.2(a) is Unfair Pla

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