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Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
l stakeholders about: Ending a ruck 15.17: When the ball has been clearly won by a tea ... s not leave the ruck after five seconds, a scrum should be awarded to the opposing team. Worl ... l. The hooker from the throwing in team must strike for the ball (as per Law 19.22.) If any adjustmen
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
t of the hindmost player. Possession may be won either by rucking or by pushing the opposing team of
Scrum
Shoulders parallel with touchline. Arm horizontal pointing towards team to throw in the ball.
Free-kick
Shoulders parallel with touchline. Arm bent square at elbow, upper arm pointing towards non-offending team.
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.
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
10s4 [Replacement] 12.4 After a team has scored, their opponents restart play on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.4 After a team has scored, the same team restarts with a drop kic ... l is kicked: a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the ball. Sanction: Scrum. b. Oppositio
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.
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
Sevens4 [Replacement] 12.4 After a team has scored, their opponents restart play on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Replaced by: 12.4 After a team has scored, the same team restarts with a drop kic ... l is kicked. Sanction: Free-kick. 1 [Replacement] 12.1 When the ball is kicked: a. Team-mate
19 Scrum
Under-196 [Replacement] 19.6 When a team is reduced to fewer than 15 for any reason, then the number of players in each team in the scrum may be similarly reduced. Where a permitted reduction is made by one team, there is no requirement for the other team to make a similar reduction. However, a team must not have fewer than five players in the scrum. Replaced by: 19.6 All players in the thre
Clarification 2-2021
d with the kicking action of the halfback/scrumhalf, there is usually an onside team-mate(s) whose role is to run past all his/her team-mates to either contest possession, tackle an opponent who catche ... s the offside players to retire behind an onside team-mate. If there is an onside team-mate(s) who ha ... s have no action to accomplish. THEY ARE BEHIND AN ONSIDE TEAM-MATE. Under the old Law (201
19 Scrum
10s5 [Replacement] 19.5 When both teams have 15 players, eight players from each team bind together in formation as outlined in the diagram. Each team must have two props and one hooker in the front row and two locks in the second row. Three back-row players from each team complete the scrum. Sanction: Penalty. Replaced by: 19.5 A scrum must have five players in two rows from each tea
Clarification 4-2018
d situations where the Team Dr attends to a player (play continues) but then determines that the situation is so dire that they need the Immediate Care team to help. These are often life-threatenin ... e. The request which has been processed via Alain Rolland is: if a Team Dr calls the Immediate Care tea ... s of the Rugby CommitteeThe ruling of the designated members is that as soon as a Team or Match Day D
8 Scoring
Sevens7 [Replacement] 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attemp ... s that team the right to attempt a conversion, which must be a drop kick. c deleted4 [Replacement] 8. ... 1 The kick must be taken within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the team indicate ... e) from the time the team indicated their intention to do so. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scru
8 Scoring
10s7 [Replacement] 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attempt a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. Replaced by: 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that tea ... 1 The kick must be taken within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the team indicated their intentio ... m the time the team indicated their intention to do so. Sanction: Kick is disallowed and a scru
Clarification 1-2018
n Guideline that, in summary, stated that, in 23-member squads, when a team is unable to contest the scrum due to a player being suspended (either temporarily or permanently) then the team will be reduce ... t is made all the greater by the current Global Law Trial, which requires a team, even for unconteste ... e results in a team being unable to contest the scrum, cannot be replaced. We can see no provisio
19 Scrum
5 players, eight players from each team bind together in formation as outlined in the diagram. Each tea ... w players from each team complete the scrum. Sanction: Penalty. Replaced by: 19.5 A scrum must have three players from each team. All three must stay bound to the scrum until it ends. Sanction: Penalt
21 In-goal
e with the place where the player was held up. The attacking team throws in.
Clarification 2-2018
l was contested at the breakdown. That is: the first arriving player from the defending team can alway ... d at the breakdown The first arriving player from the defending team can always go directly for thebal ... e player from each team are in contact, on their feet and over the ball which is on the groun
Clarification 3-2018
A and that team have exhausted all of its substitutions, is a temporary replacement allowed? If the HI ... r the procedures FAQ’s – Question 20 20. If a player is removed from play for an HIA and that team have exhauste
Clarification 1-2022
m each team on a loose ball? How should play be restarted when there is doubt about groundin ... e there is doubt about who grounded the ball first, Law 21.17 declares a restart of a 5m scrum, attacking tea ... m from the goal line, in line with where the ball became dead. The attacking team throws in. Unde
Clarification 1-2019
n used; A player is then suspected of concussion by the Team Doctor and is removed from pla
Clarification 2-2024
4 - the opposing team may begin their attempt to block the kick. Like in the JRFU example