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9 Foul play
l is kicked directly into touch, on the 15-metre line in line with where the ball crossed the touchline; or If the ball lands in in-goal, touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, five metres fro ... m the touchline; or If the ball hits a goal post or crossbar, where the ball lands. Lat
Clarification 1-2023
t World Sevens Series fixture in Hong Kong an attacking player carrying the ball into in-goal, place ... t which had been dislodged by the tackler and was now lying in in-goal. Could the referee hav ... d by the referee or other non-player in in-goal, the referee judges what would have happened next and awards a try or a touch down at the place where the contact took place. 21.1a The ball can be grounde
10 Offside and onside in open play
0 metres on that player’s side from where the ball is caught or lands, even if it hits a goal pos ... s gone into touch, providing the player was complying with law until that point. 10.8 A player offsid
Clarification 3-2025
h or touch in-goal (Law 6.9) or when play reaches a touchline (Law 18 principle) Law 10 establishe ... n the ball goes into touch and the opposing team has a potential opportunity for a quick thro ... o are offside at the time the ball goes into touch are still considered offside when a quick thro ... n 10 metres away from the receiver, when the ball goes into touch and a quick throw-in is possibl
19 Scrum
s in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offside in open play (scrum optio ... e the infringement took place. The non-offending team. The ball is played by, or taken into in-goa ... e. The team originally awarded the scrum. A penalty attempt at goal not taken within the time limi ... m. Ball kicked dead through in-goal (scrum option) In the scrum zone at the point closes
17 Mark
Principle A means of stopping play within a player’s own 22 or in-goal area by directly catchin ... k”. 17.2 A player may claim a mark even if the ball hits a goal post or crossbar before bein ... f or a restart kick after a score, but can be claimed after a penalty kick at goal or dropped kick at goa ... e of the mark. Within the in-goal On the five-metre line in line with the place of the mark.
Head injury assessment required
Abducted arm flexes and extends to touch head.
11 Knock forward or throw forward
Knock Forward 11.1 A knock forward may occur anywhere in the playing area. Sanction: Scrum (if the ball goes into touch, the non-offending team may opt instead for a quick-throw or lineout). (Se ... s into touch, the non-offending team may opt instead for a quick-throw or lineout). 11.3 A player mus ... m (if the ball goes into touch, the non-offending team may opt instead for a quick-throw or lineou
Clarification 3-2010
2 Doubt about grounding Law 22.15 Scenario Team A kick the ball into their opponents in goal. Bot ... l is kicked into in-goal by a player from the attacking team and the ball is made dead by the player ... l. • If the ball is kicked into in-goal by a player from the attacking team and the ball is made dead by the players touching the ball and the ball travels and lands on or over the dead ball line or touc
Enforcement of current Law - June 2012
At a meeting in May 2012, the Laws Representation Group (LRG) considered the areas of the Game where, it had been agreed by the LRG/Rugby Committee/IRB Council, Law amendments were not required but that current Law was to be enforced by match officials including: 1. Ball ripped from a ball carry not to be considered a knock-on 2. Offside when the ball is kicked to touc
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
e, references to the "goal line" in the laws becomes the "try line", reflecting what the vast majorit ... m Goal line Try line Goal line drop-out Try line drop-out Latched Pre-boun
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
e. 4. Scrum Four calls and four actions: crouch means crouch, touch means touch, etc. Bindin
Side entry - July 2022
6 - Tacklers may play the ball from the direction of their own goal line provided they have complie ... s must arrive at the tackle from the direction of their own goal line before playing the ball. Ruc ... r the tackle zone relatively square facing toward the opposition goal line. Direction of goal line An attacking support player must arrive from the direction of their own goal line. Angle in An attackin
Law changes summary - July 2022
Following the World Rugby Council meeting in May 2022, a number of law changes have been approved. These all come into force for the whole game on 1 July 2022. The five current Global Law Trials – Goal Line Drop-out, 50:22, jackler protection, banning pre-bound pods in open play (flying wedg ... w that have arisen from previous clarifications. The wordings will change on the digital laws conten
Clarification 3-2003
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 3-2003 Union / HP Ref Manager SRU Law Reference 15,17 Date 2003-06-07 Request SRU has requested a ruling with regard 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 playe
Laws app - what's new
d into full law (the GLT designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wording ... s Clarification relating to status of offside player when ball goes into touch and a quick thro ... g the app for first time, and for content updates for existing users January 2025 New ap
Clarification 2-2010
s the ball directly into touch • Kicks the ball dead on or over the opponents touch-in-goal or dea
Clarification 2-2005
w for a try or a touch in goal where the ball would have been grounded. However, nothing is stipulate ... Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2005 Union / HP Ref Manager FFR Law Reference 6 Date 2005-04-01 Request The FFR has requested a ruling with regard Law 6-Match Officials Law 6 A.12 stipulates for “a ball in the in-goal touched by a non playe
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
r and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowed. Law 8.21: Penalty Goal: The kick mus ... l reduced times for kicks at goal to speed the game up. The outcomes of these trials can then be fe
Maul - June 2026
r or the ground, the offside line for lineout players is the mark of touch. After that, their offside line is a line through the ball. Law 18.33 : When a ruck or maul forms at the mark of touc ... k of touch. Therefore, any player who moves past the ball while a maul is forming; joins the mau
5 Time
c. A penalty is kicked for touch and goes dead without the ball first being tapped and without the bal
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
l laws content . Timings Rationale: Shorter stoppages in play Conversio ... t: a. be thrown in straight along the mark of touch towards a lineout player; Sanctio
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
d player and arrives from the direction of their own goal line Tackler must roll awa
2024-07 Law changes
t on 1 July 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. &nbs ... t in long periods of dead time with resets, leading to more FKs, penalties and then kicks to touc
Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019
g Logical, step by step approach to the problem What is a the goal of a framework? Guide user
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
m line in their own half. The non-scoring side can take water into in-goal or retrieve from behin
Clarification 8-2003
l and the ball carrier is joined by several of his team mates and they move towards the opponents goa ... g tackleable. • Player of Team A, in open play, running towards Team B's goal line is joine ... t, that the ball and players had moved off the line of touch. In this scenario, if the player fro ... d moved off the line of touch. In this second scenario, the same issues as noted in Ruling 8.1 abov
Clarification 4-2024
r a team has indicated they intend to kick at goal, or a try has been scored. c) &nbs ... t not field or touch the ball while it is in live play, including while in the technical area. Sanctio ... y for the kicker’s use) after a team has indicated they intend to kick at goal, or a try has been score
Clarification 4-2015
t of the match with a penalty kick that is converted to goal and the referee blows the en ... h. 6.A.6 The referee may alter a decision when an assistant referee has raised the flag to signal touc ... y kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expire
Clarification 2-2012
t, an option to the non-offending team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goa ... k the ball into touch. Team B wish to take a quick lineout. Does the referee allow the quick lineou
Clarification 1-2015
t or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum ha ... m wants to kick to touch and take a lineout? Clarification of the designated members of the Rugb
20 Penalty and free-kick
Sevens 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 The kicker may punt or drop-kick the ball but may not place-kick it.
20 Penalty and free-kick
10s 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 The kicker may punt or drop-kick the ball but may not place-kick it.
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.
20 Penalty and free-kick
GAME-ON 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 If the penalty or free-kick is taken within the team’s own half, the kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. If it is taken within the opponents’ half, the penalty or free-kick must be tapped and played immediately.
Clarification 7-2002
y into touch at the kick-off (or restart kick), the opposing team has 3 choices: • to have the bal ... y line and goes directly into touch, the lineout is at the place where it went into touch. At the kick -off or at a restart kick, team A kicks the ball directly into touch, without the ball ever havin ... t directly into touch behind the half-way line. The throw-in would be at the place where the bal
Clarification 14-2003
e the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch. Where does the line-out form; 1) Where the ball went into touch, or 2) where the ball was kicked? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugb ... h was stationary outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has taken the bal ... h was in motion outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has not take
Clarification 7-2005
d that: "If the hindmost foot of a team is on or behind that team's goal-line, the off-side line is the goal-line." Can you please clarify that it was the intention to remove this provision fro ... d of play, and also covers the scrum moving across the goal-line and, that a defending player may legally ground the ball as soon as the ball reaches the goal-line. In conjunction with the abov
Clarification 10-2004
d Law 19-Touch & line-out and Law 21 Penalty and Free Kicks (1) A player of the attacking team kicks the ball indirectly into touch just outside the defenders 22 metre area. A defender gathers the ball, runs a few metres (still in touch) to a place behind his 22 metre line where he throws the ball straight infield. He gathers it and kicks direct to touch. What is the correct decision? (2) A playe
Clarification 2-2002
s of the Game 2001, amongst others Law 19 'Touch and Lineout' was amended. In particular, Law 19.11( ... 1 (b) read: "A player who peels off, must stay within the area from that player's line-of-touch to 10 metres from the line-of-touch and must keep moving, until the line-out has ended"