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IRB Maul Working Group Outcomes - August 2009
n at restart Clip 1e - Obstruction at restart Clip 1f - Legal at restart 2 A player ma ... p 2a - Legal Clip 2b - Legal 3 If a player takes the ball in a formed maul and detache ... n if that player continues moving forward using the players in front as a shield. Clip 3 - Obstruction ... l is moving forward, as that replicates a scrum. The concern is about the player ‘hanging’ on the bac
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
w 9.7d A player must not waste time. Sanction: Free Kick Law 18.12 Lineout: Teams form the lineou ... o. Negative player action Referees will be asked to be strong on negative player actions. For exampl ... r at tackles, rucks and mauls are subject to sanction, although judgement can be used if the player is usin ... l participants are reminded of the following existing laws: 11.3 A player must not intentionally knock the bal
5 Time
e for: a. Player injury for up to one minute. If a player is seriously injured, the referee has the discretion to allow more than one minute for that player to be removed from the playing area. b. Consultatio ... h and goes dead without the ball first being tapped and without the ball touching another player. ... y was stopped for player safety reasons, in which case it is restarted with a scrum. 5.8 A tea
XRugby
d of play must do so at the half-way line after the replaced player has left the field of pla ... s. The grasp must be simultaneous with, or prior to, shoulder contact. A player must not tackl ... s, one for each team. Each offside line runs through the hindmost body part of the player(s) on the ground. A player from either team not involved in the tackle may play the ball only by entering fro
8 Scoring
y is scored when an attacking player: a. Is first to ground the ball in the opponents’ in-goal. ... g 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 out and grounds the ball. e. Who is outside the playing area, grounds the ball in the opponents’ in-goal provided the playe
Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
e this outcome is clear after a short number of replays. The player cannot return to play and canno ... e their heads. This signals an off-field review will take place and the player leaves the field for 1 ... O cannot recommend a permanent red card. If upgraded, the player is shown a red card by the referee (followed by arms crossed signal) and cannot return to play. The player can be replaced after 2
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
s’ in-goal without touching any player and an opponent grounds the ball without delay or it goes dead throug ... 0 If the ball is kicked into the kicking team’s own in-goal and is made dead by a defending playe ... l or dropped goal attempt is grounded or made dead in in-goal by the defending team, or the ball goe ... d, into in-goal by an attacking player, they fail to score and the ball becomes legally dead insid
Head Contact Process - March 2021
m|guidelines/22 Context Player welfare drives World Rugby’s decision making for zero tolerance of foul pla ... m identify whether a player is at fault, the degree of danger involved and whether any mitigation should be applied. Play on No fault Sudden and significant drop in height by the ball carrier Player ha ... e in dynamics due to another player in the contact An effort to wrap / bind and having no tim
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
3 A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling include ... g to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line (see 14.1) while either player is in ope ... e On Variations Law 9 - Game On variation – amendment 9.13 A player must not tackle an opponent early, lat ... e the relevant sanction line while either player is in open field play Match organisers have three two choice
6 Match officials
r, a player may access water from their technical area, or from behind the dead ball line after a tr ... e or when it is suspected that a player is seriously injured. The ball becomes dead 6.9 The refere ... w is permissible. b. The ball is grounded in in-goal. c. A conversion has been attempted. d. A tr ... s the referee or non-player 6.10 If the ball or the ball-carrier touches the referee or other non-playe
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
1 January 2025. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital laws content. &nbs ... m Ruck: New 15.18 15.18: A player who is, or was part of the ruck may not play an opponent wh ... t 15.18-19 renumbered) Maul: New 16.18 16.18: A player who is, or was part of the mau ... 3 The ball must: a. be thrown in straight along the mark of touch towards a lineout player;&nbs
2026-06 Law Application Guideline - Players on the wrong side of the maul
g played away. What are the key observables? The contest for the ball is over, and player gets beyon
19 Scrum
n: Free-kick. c. Each front-row player must have both their feet on the ground, with their weigh ... k. 19.21 A front-row player striking for the ball may do so with either foot but not both at the sam ... e for the ball. Sanction: Free-kick. 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. 19.24 Any player within the scrum ma
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
n it is intentionally touched by a player. Fans, spectators, players and coaches all want to see the bal ... x Nations Rugby Scrum – Brake foot In February 2022, following representations from playe ... d players at any time it is safe to do so. b. These medics can only carry and provide water to a playe ... d player is being removed from the field. In that scenario, water carriers may enter the fiel
2025-04 Minor law amends to protect medical staff and add minimum perimeter areas
s at the match officials, except for medical staff in relation to the treatment of a their own playe
Laws app - what's new
d into full law (the GLT designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wordings throughou ... s of offside player when ball goes into touch and a quick throw-in is taken Global Law Trial texts aroun ... w user experience for downloading the app for first time, and for content updates for existing user
20 Penalty and free-kick
k 20.5 A penalty or free-kick must be taken without delay. Sanction: Scrum. 20.6 Any player from the no
Yellow card
The card is raised in the air to a player to indicate that the player has been cautioned and sent to the sin-bin.
Red card
The card is shown to a player to indicate that the player has been permanently excluded from the match
9 Foul play
Sevens 9.29 [Replacement] 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offence, the player must be sent off. Replaced by: 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for two minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits anothe
9 Foul play
10s 9.29 [Replacement] 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offence, the player must be sent off. Replaced by: 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for two minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits anothe
Physiotherapist needed
One arm raised indicates physiotherapist is needed for injured player.
Clarification 4-2005
r of Players Scenario 1 A front row player (No. 3) is temporary suspended. At the next scrum player No. 6 leaves the field to allow a replacement front row player (No.17) to take the field. During the time of the temporary suspension, player No.7 leaves the field (blood, or injury). Can player No. 6 replace player No.7 at this time or must he remain off the field until the temporary suspensio
Clarification 6-2005
B indicates that player 6 may return to the field at the end of the temporary suspension of player 3, but does not clearly indicate when player 3 can return to the field. Can it be clarified when this player can return to the field? Is this at the end of his period of temporary suspension or when the temporary suspension for player 17 ends? Scenario 2 appears below. Scenario 2 A front row playe
Clarification 13-2003
e, "any opponents of the tackled player who go to ground are known as tacklers." Can a tackler sta ... n a player tackles an opponent and they both go to ground, the tackler must immediately release 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, an
Doctor/Immediate care team needed
Both arms raised above head indicates a doctor and/or a stretcher is needed for injured player.
Bleeding wound
Arms crossed above head indicates player has bleeding injury and may be temporarily replaced.
Clarification 1-2011
b) which states: “If uncontested scrums have been ordered and there is an injury to a front row player which requires that player to be replaced and there is a front row player available to replace that player then the front row player replacement must be used rather than players other than front ro ... e (a back row player) was brought on as a replacement for Dan Cole (a prop). The other England prop ha
Clarification 1-2012
r, a player places his hand on it and grounds it. However, before this player grounds the ball, his fee ... s of the Rugby Committee Law 19 or Law 22.4 (g) applies; • If player is carrying the ball, enters 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 playe
Clarification 1-2019
n used; A player is then suspected of concussion by the Team Doctor and is removed from play; Therefore, can a replacement be made? - Noted that a player that has come off for an injury cannot g ... y: Tactically replaced players may return to play only when replacing: An injured front-row player. A player with a blood injury. A player undertaking an HIA. A player who has just bee
Clarification 8-2004
t The JRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 15-Tackle. Team B ball carrier (“B-player”) is "held" (not tackled) by two Team A players (“A1-”, “A2-player”) and A1-player held on to the legs of B-player while A2-player held on to the ball and the arm(s) of B-player. By momentum, B-player and A2-player (held on the ball and B-player's arms) changed/rotated the position with each othe
Clarification 1-2008
t Under IRB Ruling 14: 2003, the Designated Members ruled the following: Ruling If a player with on ... h was stationary outside the 22-metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has taken the bal ... l was kicked. If a player with one or both feet inside (presumably on or behind) the 22-metre lin ... h, then the player has not taken the ball back inside the 22-metre line, and therefore the line-ou
Clarification 7-2009
s in the Law Book and in particular: Law 16.2 (b) A player joining a ruck must bind onto the ruc ... e into a ruck or maul without binding onto a player in the ruck or maul. This leads to the following questions: 1. Does a player joining a ruck have to bind on a team-mate? 2. Can a player joining a ruck bind on to an opposition player? 3. Does the contact with the arm have to precede contac
Clarification 3-2004
s of Team A holding on to the ball carrier also goes to the ground whilst the other player of Tea ... e occurs with the ball carrier being the tackled player and the player of Team A on the ground being the tackler. In this situation, (1) Should the Team A's player still on his feet retire to the position behind the ball to approach from directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to hi
Clarification 5-2014
1. Early notification of player not returning following HIA Under the TMO protocols the temporary 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 playe ... t player is sent off then the player having an HIA assessment is not permitted to play any further par
Clarification 7-2003
c) & 19.1 (d): A player inside the field hits the ball that has been kicked by an opponen ... d to the other team? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Law 10.2 (c) relates to a playe ... s with the arms or hands. Law 19.1 (d) applies in this case, where a player kicks the ball and it touches or is touched by an opposition player and then goes into touch. There is no penalty.
Clarification 1-2010
t 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 release and re-enter from his own side. • This is the only requirement within these Rulings in relation to a player on his feet who is an opponent of the tackled player. • The Rulings also state that players can pla
21 In-goal
l 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 restart ... w 19.1 row 5) Replaced by: 21.16 When a player carrying the ball is held up in the in-goal so that the player cannot ground or play the ball, the ball is dead. Play restarts with a five-metre scru
Clarification 3-2018
y match we would like clarity on the following situation: If a player is removed from play for an HI ... A player, then fails the HIA can the temporary replacement then become permanent?Clarificatio ... 5) for use of the HIA process, a player who requires an HIA: Leaves the field of play; and Is temporarily replaced (even if all the replacements have been used). If the player is not available to retur
Clarification 2-2016
s the injured player have to go off at the time of the foul play or can the player try to play on first? Ca ... y for the purpose of this Law? What happens if the referee plays advantage from the foul play; can the playe ... d player have to go off permanently; or, if deemed fit, can he return later in the game? Clarificatio ... y for the purposes of this Law Yes, player must be replaced at next stoppage. The player will be deeme