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18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
d the ball within the half. This variation does not apply at a kick-off or any type of restart kic ... e. Sanction: Free-kick. Replaced by: 18.12 Teams form the lineout within 15 seconds of the assistant referee or touch judge indicating the mark of touch. Sanction: Free-kick.
Clarification 8-2014
3 Definitions state: "The kick-off occurs at the start of each half of the match and at the beginnin ... w refers to (Kick-off) ball goes into the in-goal. Thus, if no variations are presented for the incident ... e Kick sanction applied in the seven-a-side game for infringements surrounding the kick-off doe ... t. The kick is correctly executed and the ball enters the opposing team's in-goal area without havin
Clarification 2-2015
n of a team throwing a player forward after he has been supported in the air to receive a kick of ... e to the lowering of a player after the ball has been won from either a kick off or a kick in general pla ... r to receive a kick off does constitute dangerous play.
Clarification 2-2010
n a score towards the end of the game and there is time for the kick off to take place but tim ... 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 from the variatio ... c, in that, it is a free kick to the non-offending team should a team infringe the above. Rulin
Clarification 2-2014
d a kick off. The kick off will take place regardless of whether players were ready at 00.00 or not. ... Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification2-2014Union / HP Ref ManagerRFULaw Reference9Date2014-07-04Request Law 9.B.1 (e) – Taking a conversion kick Who ca ... e the conversion must be relayed by the try scorer to the referee, by saying “No Kick” after the awar
Clarification 3-2014
n is made to forfeit the conversion the referee will award a kick off. The kick off will take plac ... w 9.B.1 9 (e) – Taking a conversion kick? Who can or should inform the referee of the team’ ... y scorer to the referee, by saying “No Kick” after the award of the try and before the time reaches 00.0
Setting the scene
These 11 questions all relate to areas of the game you need to think about before a match kicks off, or are related to the role of a match official. For example, it will include laws relating to the ground, team, ball, players clothing, time, match officials, and match official signals.
The maul - January/June 2016
y kick Good practice: Liable to sanction:
Charging into the ruck - February 2010
y of the player joining the ruck. Sanction: Penalty kick DANGEROUS PLAY AND MISCONDUCT Dangerou ... p that player. Sanction: Penalty kick A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging include
2024-07 Law changes
e in front of a kicker Eliminating the crocodile roll Removing the scrum option when a Free Kic ... y 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. Offside in front of a kicker Rationale: Teams and players have recognised that in a kick battle with opponent ... m for players to loiter in the middle and wait for a kick tennis battle to conclude. The new wordin
Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
O) appointed to enable an off-field review process to be used. The 20-minute red card replacement can still be used by the on-field officials even if no off-field review process is available. The rol ... y incidents may be referred for off-field review during the 10-minute yellow card period. The officia ... e Off-field review by FPRO who advises Referee on outcome Direct from Referee 4 Referee, 2 ARs &am
5 Time
m, 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. c. A penalty is kicked for touc ... t be relayed to the referee by saying “no kick” after the try is awarded. b. Provided the conversio
Offside at the ruck - May 2014
When a scrum half attempts to retrieve the ball from a ruck, the ball is not out until that player has picked the ball up from the ground. In the clip the scrum half is taken out by the player before the ball is off the ground and this would be deemed to be offside by the player tackling the scrum half. If, however, the scrum half had picked up the ball and a defending player tackles the scru
Clarification 4-2002
d to the following point of Law: 'These can be taken following a scrum collapse providing the kick is take ... d on the ground, the referee will allow the non-offending team to take a quick tap penalty/free kic ... k or Maul) must be admonished or cautioned and temporarily suspended or sent off" In other word ... m. The opportunity to play advantage by allowing the non-offending team to take a quick tap penalty/free kic
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 must immediatel
Clarification 6-2014
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification6-2014Union / HP Ref ManagerHKRFULaw Reference13Date2014-10-17Request Law 13 – Kick Off and Restarts The HKRFU requested a clarification relating to Law 13. Drop out must cross the line. Scenario Team A have a 2 ... n-offending team choose to have a lineout where the ball went into touch, the option of a scrum or a kic
2025-07 Global Law Trial - 20-minute red card replacement
5. Foul Play - Law 9 9.30: When a player is being sent off, the referee will show that player a red card and the player will take no further part in the match. A player sent off may not be replace ... t be replaced. For other actions, the player sent off may be replaced after 20 minutes playing time. &nbs
Clarification 5-2014
y replacement for a player undergoing an HIA cannot kick for goal. If the player undergoing assessment doe ... t 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 before the ten minutes has elapsed? 2. Temporary replacement sent off Our understanding is that if the replacemen
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 ... d. This is known as the 10-metre law. It does not apply when the kick is charged down, or is touche
Side entry - July 2022
t. Shorten steps and bind, not dive off feet. Cannot seal off Attacking support players cannot come off their feet to seal off the contest. Key elements Backside to touchline Backside shoul
7 Advantage
s so that the player is no longer in contact with the ground. e. A quick throw, free-kick or penalt
Head Contact Process - March 2021
g off green 2’s low tackle attempt Green 8 braces to present all the hard points, bouncing off red
Clarification 2-2021
f (or any player) executes a ‘box kick’, which is, in most circumstances, designed to be a short-range contestable kick, there are almost always a group of players (usually the forwards) who are in fron ... 7), the offside players were required to retire behind the kicker. When the kicker chased his/her own kic ... r who had advanced forward of them). CLARIFICATION REQUEST: In the circumstances where a kic
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
l winning team should not prevent a contest by “sealing off” Arriving players should not be obstructe
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 kick-off
14 Tackle
r off feet and playing the ball at the tackle Player off feet and playing the ball at the tackl
4 Permitted clothing
a, that player is sent off for misconduct. Sanction: Penalty. 4.7 The referee must not allow any playe
3 Team
y start with uncontested scrums. 3.15 Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow car ... d of suspension ends, or to act as a replacement. 3.20 If a front-row player is sent off, and the tea ... 0 If a temporary replacement is sent off, the originally replaced player, if medically cleared to do so, assume
Clarification 9-2004
t be sent-off. Penalty: Penalty Kick The final paragraph states: A penalty try must be awarde ... d, or cautioned that a send off will result if the offence or a similar offence is committed, or sent-off. After a caution a player is temporarily suspended from the match for a period of ten minute ... y being scored through foul play must either be cautioned and temporarily suspended or sent of
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
g the opposing team off the ball. Enforce the tackle gate and penalise side entries into the ruc
Uncontested Scrums - December 2017
y not return until the period of suspension ends. (g) If, as a result of a front row player being sent of ... T TRIAL (h) Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspension or injury mus
Maul - June 2026
l The purpose of the maul is set in law: “to allow players to compete for the ball, which is held of
Uncontested Scrums - March 2020
See also: 2025 Law Application Guideline on 20 minute red card Law 3: Team 13. Scrums will become uncontested if either team cannot field a suitably trained front row or if the referee so orders. 15. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspension or injury must be played with eight players per side. 17. In a squad of 23 players or at the discretion of the match organise
19 Scrum
r uncontested scrums. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow card or injury mus ... t). Sanction: Free-kick. 19.34 [Replacement] 19.34 When there is no infringement, the refere ... n: Free-kick. b. Keeping the ball in the scrum once it is heeled and controlled at the base of the scrum. Sanction: Free-kick. c. Intentionally wheeling the scrum. Sanction: Penalty.
Clarification 2-2006
f ManagerFFRLaw Reference19,21Date2006-01-10Request Law 19.1 (e) stipulates: “Penalty kick. When a player kicks to touch from a penalty kick anywhere in the playing area, the throw in is taken from wher ... s a penalty kick, and the ball is kicked into touch, the throw in is taken by the player of the team who took the penalty kick. This applies whether the ball was kicked directly or indirectly into touc
8 Scoring
t a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. Replaced by: 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attempt a conversion, which must be a drop kick. 8.8 [Replacement] c deleted 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place wher ... t the kicker. c. Takes the kick within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the try was awarde
8 Scoring
t a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. Replaced by: 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attempt a conversion, which must be a drop kick. c deleted 8.8 [Replacement] 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place wher ... d to assist the kicker. c. Takes the kick within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the try was awarde
Clarification 3-2011
l forward (not supported in Law) this Law seems difficult to apply. If a ball ricochets off a playe ... n of the ball approaches a kicker at close quarters and makes an attempt to block the kick. In such circumstances players in front of the kicker who are within 10 metres of the kick are not liable to penalt ... n player and a player from the kicker’s side is within the 10 metre area in front of the kic
8 Scoring
GAME-ON 8.8 [Replacement] 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a lin ... g else may be used to assist the kicker. c. Takes the kick within 60 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. Replaced by: a. If stipulated by the match organiser, takes the kick in fron
Clarification 4-2016
s/j02ul1dl3x309ojuv6i5dsg0t3t1lzz8 KICK- Definition. Law Book Page 6 A kick is made by hitting the bal ... g the knee .a kick must move the ball a visible distance out of the hand or along the ground. Law 21.3 (a) How Penalty and Free Kicks are taken. Any player may take a penalty or free kick awarded for an infringement with any type of kick, punt, drop kick, or place kick. The ball may be kicked with any par