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Maul - June 2026
s to compete for the ball, which is held off the ground.” If a team wishes to form a maul, or to defen ... e lines – Maul A maul in open play Law 16.4 : Each team has an offside line that runs paralle ... e. If that foot is on or behind the try line, the offside line for that team is the try line. A mau ... h is the hindmost foot of that player’s team in the ruck or maul. Law 18.37 : The lineout ends when b) A ruc
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
h the gate Ball winning team should not prevent a contest by “sealing off” Arriving players shoul
2025-04 Minor law amends to protect medical staff and add minimum perimeter areas
y include the match doctor, immediate care professionals, the team doctors, the non-playing member
2025-07 Global Law Trial - 20-minute red card replacement
e. Law 3 Team: Tactical replacements joining the match 3.33 Tactically replaced player
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
t be taken within 60 seconds (playing time) from the time the team indicated their intention to do s ... n-offending team and slows the game down unnecessarily and will be sanctioned. Players on the groun
Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
d, the Team of 3 on the pitch, led by the Referee, will decide all foul play outcomes on the fiel ... e outcome. When the 20-minutes has elapsed, any available member of the tea ... s . This takes into account the scenarios where a team has returned to 15 players but cannot fulfill conteste
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 ... e the ruck after five seconds, a scrum should be awarded to the opposing team. World Rugby and it ... y withdrawn on the “Set” call. The hooker from the throwing in team must strike for the ball (as per La
5 Time
e it is restarted with a scrum. 5.8 A team scoring a try may attempt the conversion or may declin
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
r. Possession may be won either by rucking or by pushing the opposing team off the bal
Clarification 7-2006
d to Law 10.2 Obstruction and Law 10.4(n) Flying Wedge Team A win their lineout and as the jumper returns to the ground his team mates bind onto him and stay and drive him forward. At no point do players from team B contest for the ball or bind on to any members of their own team or members of tea ... o is at the front of the group of team A players and not preventing any player from team B tackling the bal
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.
Clarification 5-2002
r this exception allows the receiver, of either the throwing-in team or of the non-throwing-in team to run into a gap and take the ball. The receiver may not support a team-mate but he may be supported by a team-mate. In practice, this player moves into the lineout, and becomes an active lineout playe ... r, Law 19.7(b) states that the team throwing-in the ball determines the maximum number of player
Clarification 3-2003
d to Law 15-Tackle & Law 17 Maul: Team A win the ball in a line-out. The ball carrier is joined by several of his team mates and they move off the line of touch towards their opponents' goal-line. One player of team B on his own grasps the ball -carrier and brings him to ground. (1) Is the maul formed under Law 17 as soon as the player from Team B grasps the player from Team A and he then collapse
Clarification 10-2003
d to Law 3 Number of Players-The Team, and Law 3.10 (a) Temporary Replacement: As the teams return to the field at the end of the 10 minute half time break, Team A advised their substitution/replacement controller (No. 4), that Team A #3 (a prop) was a blood bin and was to be temporarily replaced by Team A #17. The Team A management had not advised anyone of the blood bin as they left the field of pla
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
10s 12.4 [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 restart ... t] 12.5 When the ball is kicked: a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the bal
Clarification 8-2009
f Manager SRU Law Reference 10 Date 2009-10-16 Request At a lineout team A is throwing in and win ... e with Law. The ball is passed to the back man of the bound players with the expectation that team B will contest for possession of the ball and form a maul. Team B at no time during the catching of the ball, or while team A form what they expect to be a maul, contest for possession of the ball. Onc
Clarification 5-2015
n / HP Ref Manager Joel Jutge Law Reference 3 Date 2015-08-19 Request Assuming a team only has two players in the starting 23 who can play tight head (TH). If the starting TH of that team is injure ... r through blood or a HIA), can that team bring on a replacement, even though when the next scrum is awarded, that team will not be able to provide a suitably trained TH? If that team is allowed to brin
Clarification 2-2003
o not comply? (3) During the match, if a team fails to comply with Law 3.5, what is the sanction? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee (1) Teams and team management are responsible to ensure that prior to a match they can comply with Law 3.5. (2) It is the responsibility of the team and team management to ensure that a team is able to comply with Law 3.5 prior to the matc
Clarification 4-2008
f Manager RFU Law Reference 17 Date 2008-09-24 Request A maul is formed with Team A pushing their opponents (Team B) back towards their own goal line with the ball being clearly visible at the rear of the maul, all the defending side (Team B) bound to the maul voluntarily exit the maul, has the mau ... n a player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier’s tea
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.
Clarification 6-2009
0 This clarification is still valid Request 1. The U19 Law Variation refers to a team having fewer than eight players in its scrum when “…the team cannot field a complete team, or a player sent off for Foul Pla ... s using reduced numbers of players in the scrum formation if “…a team is incomplete…” becaus ... 3. If a team cannot field a complete team because it is short one or more forward player, but that tea
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
Sevens 12.4 [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 restart ... d: a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the ball. Sanction: Scrum. b. Opposition players mus
Clarification 5-2009
f Manager RFU Law Reference 3 Date 2009-08-10 Request Senario Early in a match Team A replac ... h, the replacement prop forward collects a serious injury forcing him to leave the field. Team A, havin ... r the injured prop leaves the field is awarded, and after consulting with the Captain of Team A, wh ... d, the referee orders uncontested scrums. At this stage, Team A seek permission from the matc
Clarification 3-2010
2 Doubt about grounding Law 22.15 Scenario Team A kick the ball into their opponents in goal. Both a player from Team A and Team B dive for the ball. The referee refers to the TMO for decision of tr ... 5 attacking ball although no grounding has taken place? Or Is it 22m drop out as Team A were the last team to conclusively play the ball? Or Are there any other options open to the referee? Rulin
Clarification 5-2003
n 19, 20, 21 or 22 players are nominated in a team there must be sufficient front row players to pla ... d, the team can continue to play safely with contested scrums." Ruling of the designated member ... d this team be in breach of Law 3.5 [d] if they did not have another player, either on the fiel ... e with safe and contestable scrums? The team would be in breach of Law 3.5(d) as they have not satisfie
Clarification 2-2021
s . Synchronised 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 wh ... w requires the offside players to retire behind an onside team-mate. If there is an onside team-mat ... m, the offside players have no action to accomplish. THEY ARE BEHIND AN ONSIDE TEAM-MATE. Under the ol
Clarification 8-2003
e (Ruling 3:2003) in response to the query from S.R.U. Our understanding is that: (1) Team A win the ball and the ball carrier is joined by several of his team mates and they move towards the opponents goal line. If a player from Team B grasps an opponent and thus forms a maul, which he then collapses, he is liable to penalty. (2) However, if the player from Team B instantaneously brings the ball carrie
Clarification 9-2002
g into the Lineout. (1) "Is it correct to assume that the receiver of the team throwing in may step into the Lineout before the ball leaves the hands of the thrower, if at the same time a player of this tea ... g launched. (2) "Is it correct to assume that the receiver of the team throwing in may not step into the Lineout before the ball leaves the hands of the thrower, if another player of his tea
Clarification 3-2004
9 Request The JRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 15 Tackle The players of Team A hold on to the ball carrier of Team B. The players from Team A drive the ball carrier towards the Team B's goal line (i.e. Team A players are going forward). After the ball carrier goes to the ground, one of the players of Team A holding on to the ball carrier also goes to the ground whilst the other playe
19 Scrum
10s 19.5 [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 complet ... h team. The front row consists of two props and a hooker and the second row consists of two lock
Clarification 2-2006
n from where the ball went into touch.” Law 19.4 (Exception) has the following precision. “When a tea ... r of the team who took the penalty kick. This applies whether the ball was kicked directly or indirectl ... e If the penalty kick is for goal, then it is a lineout defending team to throw in. Law 21.4(d). If the penalty kick is for touch, therefore no place kick, then it is a lineout attacking team to thro
19 Scrum
Under-19 19.6 [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 player
Clarification 8-2015
l circumstances a Union may authorise matches to be played with fewer than seven players in each team. When that happens, all the Laws of the Game apply except that each team must have a minimum of fiv
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 ... y to continue. The request which has been processed via Alain Rolland is: if a Team Dr calls the Immediate Care team then should play be stopped immediately or allowed to continue? Clarificatio
Clarification 7-2002
y into touch at the kick-off (or restart kick), the opposing team has 3 choices: • to have the bal ... k -off or at a restart kick, team A kicks the ball directly into touch, without the ball ever having crossed or reached the opposing team's 10-metre line. Does team B still have the 3 options availabl ... w that the opposing team (team B, in this case) would always have the 3 options available, especiall
Clarification 6-2003
l carriers team mates bind onto the ball carrier." If this is deemed to be sequential, a maul is not formed if players from the ball carrier's team join on to the ball carrier before the oppositio ... t the ball carrier and his team mates as one player, this would allow the ball carrier to be brough ... e or more of the ball carriers team mates bind onto the ball carrier." If this is deeme
Clarification 3-2005
w 21-Penalty & Free Kicks Black team are penalised for a tackle infringement 30 metres from their goal line; Blue team opt for a kick at goal, placing the ball on the mark and informing the referee as to this intention. Black team gather behind their goal posts. Blue team kicks (chips) the ball forward a few metres from the mark, allowing for an on-side team member to gather the ball and ru