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Unplayable ball in ruck or tackle
Shoulders parallel with the touchline, arm horizontal pointing towards the team to throw in the ball, then pointing the other arm and hand towards the other team’s goal line whilst moving it backwards and forwards.
Timekeeper to stop and start watch
Arm held up in air and whistle blown when watch should be stopped or started.
Penalty
Shoulders parallel with touchline. Arm angled up, pointing towards non-offending team.
Advantage
Arm outstretched, waist high, towards non-offending team, for a period of approximately five seconds.
Intentionally falling over on a player
Curved arm makes gesture to imitate action of falling player. Signal is made in direction in which offending player fell.
Offside at scrum, ruck or maul
Shoulders parallel with touchline. Arm hanging straight down, swings in arc along offside line.
Head Contact Process - Leading elbow / forearm
1 No sanction - ball carrier’s arm is close to the body 2 Penalty - indirect throat contact with no force and no speed 3 Yellow card - indirect throat contact 4 Red card - direct throat contact with a high level of danger
Head Contact Process - Shoulder charge
Video clips 1 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a leading shoulder - mitigation should not be considered 2 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a tucked arm - mitigation should not be considered
Clarification 7-2009
t one arm around the body of a team-mate using the whole arm.Law 10 4 (j)Players must not charg ... d on to an opposition player?3. Does the contact with the arm have to precede contact with any other partof the body?4. Does the contact with the arm have to be simultaneous with contact withany other part of the body?5. Can contact with the shoulder precede contact with the binding arm? Rulin
Clarification 8-2006
t of him? 3. Can the referee allow a player coming from his side to hit the arm of the opponen ... n the referee allow a player coming from his side to hit the arm of the opponent as this opponent ha
Head Contact Process - Dangerous cleanout
1 Penalty - direct head contact with no leading shoulder and the arriving player was attempting to wrap 2 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a swinging arm 3 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger and the arriving player had time to readjust his height 4 Red card - direct neck contact with a high degree of danger, hig
Clarification 2-2024
t movement - it does not relate to upper body, arm or leg movement? Clarification of the designate ... y direction’ refer specifically to foot movement - it does not relate to upper body, arm or leg movemen ... p; If referees feel it is necessary, they can indicate the begin of a charge by using a clear arm up/ar
Clarification 2-2023
d of the “cannon arm” tactic usually adopted near the goal line in ‘pick and go’ scenarios. The tacti ... l carrying arm forward and to the ground in order to gain an advantageously low height pre-contac ... r advantage by intentionally taking himself/herself ‘Off feet,’ supported by a “cannon arm” and gainin
Clarification 6-2006
t Situation:A tackle is made, or attempted, where the initial contact is made below the line of the shoulder, but the arm(s) of the tackler subsequently make contact with the head or neck of the tackle ... l, but the contact is dangerous, should the referee rule on the intent (initial tackle) ie. No sanction; or shoul ... e should not rule on intent, but on the outcome. In this situation the outcome was a dangerous tackl
Clarification 4-2011
s possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a player hits the ball forward with the hand or arm, or when the ball hits the hand or arm and goes forward, and the ball touches the ground or anothe
Clarification 1-2014
s the ball forward with hand or arm, or when the ball hits the hand or arm and goes forwar ... d that this type of play may affect the game going forward as the “tackle” will be down played and the slappin ... r/tackler from team blue attempts to tackle from behind and makes contact with his hand on the bal
Clarification 8-2003
5 Tackle & Law 17 Maul: We would be grateful for clarification of your ruling of 7th June (Ruling 3:200 ... r to ground, then, under Law 7 mode of play, he is not liable to penalty, as this constitutes a tackl ... e arm in contact from hand to shoulder. If a player binds on an opposition player who is a ball-carrier (who is already bound to a team mate) from shoulder to hip with at least one arm around the bod
Clarification 8-2004
t The JRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 15-Tackle. Team B ball carrier (“B-player”) is "hel ... B-player while A2-player held on to the ball and the arm(s) of B-player. By momentum, B-player and A ... d on his knee(s) as well as A1-player, which by definition forms a "tackle". After this tackle, A ... m the tackled B-player. Law 15.7(b) provides, “After a tackle any players on their feet may attempt to gai
Clarification 3-2008
t-row players must bind on a lock's body with at least one arm. The locks must bind with the prop
Clarification 2-2009
e) touches the touch-in-goal line with an arm, leg or any part of his body. Questions from above:
Clarification 2-2009 (1)
s the touch-in-goal line with an arm, leg or any part of his body. Questions from above: 1. Is a try scored?
Clarification 3-2004
m A is still on his feet holding on to the ball and the opposition's arm. By definition, a tackle occur ... t The JRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 15 Tackle The players of Team A hold on to the bal ... t in the above case should be allowed to continue to play as he is involved in the tackle from the beginning of the tackle without being defined as a tackler. It is not appropriate to define him as the othe
