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5 Time
g the ball. 5.7 A half ends when the ball becomes dead after time has expired unless: a. A scru ... y was stopped for player safety reasons, in which case it is restarted with a scrum. 5.8 A tea
15 Ruck
t be played away from the ruck within five seconds. Sanction: Scrum. GLOBAL LAW TRIAL 15.18&nbs ... e within a reasonable time, a scrum is awarded. The ball is thrown in by the side last moving forward.
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
n the mark of touch and the thrower’s own try line; and Sanction: Option of lineout or scrum. b. Parallel to or towards the thrower’s own try line; and Sanction: Option of lineout or scrum. c. S ... n of lineout or scrum. d. By a player whose feet are both outside the field of play. Sanction: Option of lineout or scrum. 18.5 A quick throw is disallowed and a lineout is awarded to the same tea
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
m the ruck within five seconds. Sanction: Scrum Definitions: Played: The ball is played whe ... s, a scrum should be awarded to the opposing team. World Rugby and its stakeholders will also conside ... x Nations Rugby Scrum – Brake foot In February 2022, following representations from playe ... e axial loading (pressure on heads and necks) during the scrum engagement sequence. To do this, durin
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
e to retire until outside the 10metres or put onside. 4. Scrum Four calls and four action
Clarification 1-2007
s in the Union’s Player Pathway where the Laws provide for a scrum, or modified 3 person scrum to be played. By example, if a 3 person scrum is played in Under 8’s, or a full scrum is played in Under 19’
Touch Rugby
c) The players may only move forward after the scrum half has played the ball. Sanction: Penalty kick (d) If the scrum half does not take the correct position at a ruck ball within three second ... p the ball after a ruck ball is known as the scrum half. If an opponent tackles the scrum hal ... t the scrum half to retain possession when tackled. 15.15 The scrum half who takes a ruck ball at the tackl
3 Team
w when the scrum is contested and only in their designated position(s). 3.11 A replacement front-ro ... g area, whether through injury, or by a yellow or red card, the referee enquires at the next scru ... m will not be able to contest the scrum, then the referee orders uncontested scrums. If the player return
Clarification 6-2009
1. The U19 Law Variation refers to a team having fewer than eight players in its scrum whe ... s in the scrum formation if “…a team is incomplete…” because it is without one, two or three player ... y in a match, must both teams play with seven players in the scrum, even though both teams still have eight players suitably trained and capable of playing in the scrum? 3. If a team cannot field a complet
Clarification 7-2005
t The ARU has requested a ruling with regard Law 20.12-Off side at the scrum One of the change ... g of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Law 22.6 indicates that a scrum can only take place in the field of play, and also covers the scrum moving across the goal-line and, that a defending player ma ... e statement, the scrum half is also a defending player and therefore can legally ground the ball. The of
Beach Touch Rugby
o ‘places the ball’ after a tackle is designated scrum half. If an opponent tackles the scrum half in possession of the ball, the opposition team to the scrum half is awarded a free pass. 15.12 The scru ... r is deemed to have picked up the ball in touch (or touch-in-goal). Law 20: Scrum There are no scrums in Beac
Tag Rugby
e the scrum half position after a tackle. 7.4 If an attacking player propels the ball in a backwar ... y. The ball must be rolled along the ground. It cannot be flicked or passed directly up to the scru ... d by the scrum Half. Sanction: Penalty Kick from the place where the Offside Player(s) should have been standing in the defensive line (d) A marker must not run around and retrieve the ball from the scru
6 Match officials
y and status of front row players to conform to Law 3.10 and the scrum engagement process in Law 1 ... n a penalty, free-kick or scrum is awarded. h. When it would be dangerous to let play continu ... d of play, a scrum is awarded to the team that last played the ball. 6.11 If the ball-carrier touche
14 Tackle
e orders a scrum. The throw is taken by the team last moving forward prior to the stoppage.
Clarification 3-2008
r to the scrum engagement. The Number 8 stands and pulls back on the locks shorts and then pushes the lock ... e instability. Law 20.3 (f) states - Binding by all other players. All other players in a scrum, other tha ... N THE SCRUM BEGINS whilst 20.7 (a) states: Play in the scrum begins when the ball leaves the hands of the scrum half. The word play within the body of the Law indicates the start of the contes
Beach Tag Rugby
l). Law 20: Scrum There are no scrums in Beach Tag Rugby. Law 21: Free Passes 21.1 Free passes are awarde
Beach Fives Rugby
r is deemed to have picked up the ball in touch (or touch-in-goal). Law 20: Scrum There are no scrum
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
g retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.4 After a team has scored, the same team restarts with a drop kic ... n the ball is kicked: a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the ball. Sanction: Scrum. ... g retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.6 The ball must reach the 10-metre line. Sanction: Free-kic ... e of the following: a. The kick being retaken. b. Scrum. c. Lineout. d. Quick-throw. Replaced by: 12.
Clarification 1-2009
m the touch or scrum as a means of restarting the match? Ruling of the designated member ... k 2008 is The ball is out of play. 2. The referee will award a scrum at the place of infringemen
21 In-goal
s with a goal line drop-out or a 5m scrum, depending on how the ball entered in-goal. (law 12.12a, and la ... o that the player cannot ground or play the ball, the ball is dead. Play restarts with a five-metre scru
Clarification 2-2009 (1)
y scored? 2. Is the player in touch-in-goal? 3. Is an attacking scrum 5m from the goal line awarde ... d a scrum in accordance with Law 20 1 (c) which states: 20.1 (c) If there is an infringement or stoppage in in-goal, the place for the scrum is 5 metres from the goal line. The simultaneous groundin ... d) Scrum after any other stoppage. After any stoppage or irregularity not covered by Law, the tea
Clarification 2-2012
n until ball is dead. Law 5.7(e) If time expires and the ball is not dead or an awarded scru ... l becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the referee would have awarded a scrum, lineout, an optio ... l. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kic
8 Scoring
n if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scrum is awarde ... m indicated their intention to do so. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scrum is awarded. 8.2 ... e. The kicker may be assisted by a placer. Nothing else may be used to assist the kicker. Sanction: Scrum. Replaced by: 8.24 The kick must be a drop-kick. Sanction: Scrum. Addition: 8.30 In extra-tim
8 Scoring
l rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scrum is awarded. Replace ... d their intention to do so. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scrum is awarded. 8.24 [Replacemen ... e. The kicker may be assisted by a placer. Nothing else may be used to assist the kicker. Sanction: Scrum. Replaced by: 8.24 The kick must be a drop-kick. Sanction: Scrum. Addition: 8.30 In extra-tim
Clarification 1-2016
t, but as time was up he did not give Wales the scrum and blew for full time. Below is a La ... e. The scrum has been set in playing time and collapses. The referee is obliged to blow the whistle in accordance with Law 6.A.8 (g). The original scrum has not been completed and has had to be reforme ... d until the scrum has been awarded, or the non-offending team chooses another lineout with their thro
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
g retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.4 After a team has scored, the same team restarts with a dro ... s of the kicker must be behind the ball. Sanction: Scrum. b. Opposition players must be on or behin ... e. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Replace ... g retaken. b. Scrum. c. Lineout. d. Quick-throw. Replaced by: 12.8 The ball must not go directl
Clarification 1-2018
n Guideline that, in summary, stated that, in 23-member squads, when a team is unable to contest the scru ... d by two players – one for the suspension and one for the failure to contest the scrum. The effec ... d scrums, to have eight players in the scrum resulting in seven v five in the backs. Whils ... e results in a team being unable to contest the scrum, cannot be replaced. We can see no provisio
Clarification 6-2014
n-offending team choose to have a lineout where the ball went into touch, the option of a scrum or a kic ... p out, orTo have a scrum at the centre of the 22m line. They throw in the ball.”Advantage only applie
Clarification 8-2002
g of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Locks in the scrum must have their heads betwee
Clarification 2-2011
d, including being on one or both knees or sitting, the referee orders a scrum unless the bal ... s the ball carrier have to release the ball to the opponent on his feet? Law 17.6 (g) indicates a scru ... l is not available immediately), through no fault of the ball carrier, then the referee awards a scrum as pe ... e should have stopped the game and awarded a scrum or a penalty sanction dependent on the action
Clarification 1-2015
s and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allow ... n the referee would have awarded a scrum, 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 bee
Clarification 4-2015
d, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the referee would have awarded a scru ... y kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expire
Clarification 8-2015
s on the pitch (at least three players in the scrum at all times and a minimum of two backs).
Clarification 3-2024
e, the “Crouch” instruction in the scrum engagement process has always been translated as “Cuclilla ... n the bending position we all know to be setting a scrum. Could we instead use the word “Flexió ... p; The ;scrum engagement sequence, in Spanish, can become: “Flexión - Tomarse - Ya”. World Rugb
Clarification 6-2002
d a further Ruling with regard to quickly taken kicks after the collapse of a scrum: The clarification whic ... c); These do not state, per se, that play should not continue when a collapsed scrum is still engage ... e will whistle immediately for a collapsed scrum and give their decision. If the referee has awarded a kic
Clarification 11-2003
s. (1) Team A wins a 5m attacking scrum. The #8 detaches with the ball, and #6 binds on immediatel ... l? (2) Team A wins a 5m attacking scrum. The #8 detaches with the ball, and #6 binds on immediatel ... s a 5m attacking scrum. The #8 detaches with the ball, and #6 binds on immediately and they drive toward
Clarification 4-2005
r of Players Scenario 1 A front row player (No. 3) is temporary suspended. At the next scrum playe ... d. At the next scrum player No. 6 leaves the field to allow a replacement front row player (No.17) to tak ... r No.3). At the next scrum player No.7 leaves the field to allow a replacement front row player (No.1
Clarification 1-2022
1) *See below Passed into in-goal by a defender and ball becomes loose = scrum on the 5m lin ... e there is doubt about who grounded the ball first, Law 21.17 declares a restart of a 5m scrum, attacking tea ... n in-goal and is then made dead - which includes being held up - the outcome is that a scrum is given, 5 ... n of encouraging the attacking side to score a try rather than rely on a scrum 5 restart if they fail to do s
Clarification 9-2014
s to be placed again. If the one minute is exceeded, the kick is disallowed, a scrum is ordered at the plac ... n applies also to a scrum or lineout taken instead of a free kick." 22.7 Restarting after a touch dow ... s: To have a drop-out, or To have a scrum at the place where the ball was kicked and they throw in." Scenario Team A is awarded a free kick. They opt for a scrum and win the ball. The ball is quickl
Clarification 1-2024
s engage, completing the formation of the scrum and creating a tunnel into which the bal ... s and necks) is removed or reduced during the scrum engagement process. In line with the definitio ... w of the processes with coaches, players and scrum coaches as part of our upcoming Shape of the Game meeting