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Clarification 2-2016
s the injured player have to go off at the time of the foul play or can the player try to play on first? Ca ... y for the purpose of this Law? What happens if the referee plays advantage from the foul play; can the playe ... d player have to go off permanently; or, if deemed fit, can he return later in the game? Clarificatio ... y for the purposes of this Law Yes, player must be replaced at next stoppage. The player will be deeme
Clarification 2-2018
k commences when at least one player is on their feet andover the ball which is on the ground (tackled player, tackler). At this point the offside line is created. A player on their feet may use their hands to pick up the ball as long as this is immediate. As soon as an opposition player arrive ... w creating offside lines when the first arriving player gets over the ball was intended solely to addres
Clarification 4-2009
m? Players are on their feet. At least one player must be in physical contact with an opponent. The bal ... n a player has complied with Law 15 6 (b), is on his feet and playing the ball after a tackle and is then joined by an opposition player on his feet so that the situation outlined in 16 1 (b) occurs, can the player who has complied with Law 15 6 (b) continue to play the ball with his hands or at wha
Clarification 7-2015
g practice of an opponent kicking the ball out of the hands of a player who has picked up the bal ... p by a player. An opponent then kicks the ball from that player’s hands. (This opponent may have legally com ... g a player. It is also foreseeable that injuries will occur. It presents difficulties in interpretation and consistency for the referee: If contact is made with the hands of the player it ca
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 ha ... n as there was no time to adjust when contact point shifted by actions of another player
Clarification 1-2002
n which requested clarification relating to Law 3 10(a); 10 TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT (a) When a player leaves the field to have bleeding controlled and/or have an open wound covered, that player may be temporarily replaced. If the player who has been temporarily replaced does not return to the fiel ... t and the replaced player must not return to the field of play. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugb
Clarification 2-2002
w was deleted, that when a player peels off the Lineout, that player must keep moving. Was it the objective of the IRB to remove the intention for a peeling player to keep moving until the Lineout ha ... b) read: "A player who peels off, must stay within the area from that player's line-of-touch to 1
Clarification 1-2004
t 1. The WRU has requested a ruling with regard Law 14 -Ball on the Ground-No Tackle. May a playe ... 2. The WRU has requested a ruling with regard Law 3 -Number of Players-The Team. A front row playe ... d a ruling with regard Law 3 -Number of Players-The Team. A front row player has a blood injury and is temporarily replaced by a player who is subsequently sent off for foul play. He is replace
Clarification 5-2009
k to 15. The match officials refuse to allow the player to rejoin the match, which conclude ... s. The purpose of Law 3.12 was to allow a player who has been substituted to return to the front row (in the event of an injury requiring a replacement front row player) to enable the game to continu ... d utilised all its permitted replacements and substitutes and therefore the injured front row playe
Clarification 2-2012
n for the following: Law 3.11(b) A player who leaves a match because of injury or any other reason must not rejoin the match until the referee permits the player to return. The referee must not let a player retur ... n made dead. Advantage cannot be played after the ball has been made dead. 1. Team A have a playe ... w the player from Team A to return to the field? 2. Same scenario but a substitution has been aske
Clarification 5-2002
e. In practice, this player moves into the lineout, and becomes an active lineout player, often bein ... o consistent with Exception 1 which states that "… a player of the same team may run forward to tak ... e with Law. Otherwise, given that the immediate opponent of the player throwing-in the bal ... g-in team. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee A player (receiver) of the tea
Clarification 4-2011
U the correspondence is reproduced below. “Law 12, Definitions state: “A knock-on occurs when a player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a player hits the ball forward with the han ... d or another player before the original player can catch it.” The Law does not explicitly cover scenario ... t and rips the ball out of A’s hands such that neither player has possession of the ball and the bal
Clarification 9-2004
2. The first paragraph states: Intentionally Offending. A player must not intentionally infringe any Law of the Game, or play unfairly. The player who intentionally offends must be either admonishe ... t-off. After a caution a player is temporarily suspended from the match for a period of ten minutes playing time. After a caution, if the player commits the same or similar offence, the player mus
Clarification 3-2003
s team mates and they move off the line of touch towards their opponents' goal-line. One playe ... w 17 as soon as the player from Team B grasps the player from Team A and he then collapses the maul? (2) Is the player from Team B tackling the ball-carrier under Law 15 and play should therefor ... n the abovementioned scenario, a maul has formed. Therefore given this scenario, if the player from Team
Clarification 14-2003
t The UAR has requested a ruling with regard the Line-out, in Law 19. If a player with one or bot ... e If a player with one or both feet inside the 22 metre line, picks up the ball which was stationary outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch, then the player has taken the ball bac ... l was kicked. If a player with one or both feet inside the 22 metre line, picks up the ball whic
Clarification 8-2003
e. 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 ... g tackleable. • Player of Team A, in open play, running towards Team B's goal line is joine ... n in this request, that the ball and players had moved off the line of touch. In this scenario, if the player fro
Clarification 2-2022
n be dived on to claim control of the ball. Law 15 describes how a ruck ends, and says a player cannot fall onto the ball, but we seek clarity on when a player is legally entitled to dive onto the bal ... n it is in motion away from the ruck, or when the ball is sitting just beyond the hindmost player. This becomes relevant when determining if a player can fall onto the ball so that player can compl
Clarification 1-2005
y. In 16.3(f) it states that 'a player rucking for the ball must not ruck players on the ground'. It also states that 'a player must not intentionally step on players who are on the ground, and that 'a player rucking must do so near the ball'. Is this then taken to mean that there are no exceptions or qualifications to the Law, and that rucking which is directed at a player to remove hi
Clarification 2-2005
h Officials Law 6 A.12 stipulates for “a ball in the in-goal touched by a non playe ... y or a touch in goal where the ball would have been grounded. However, nothing is stipulated in the event of a person who is not a player touching the ball, intentionally or not, in the field of play or hinders the ball carrier or any other player who is in the position to intervene in the pla
Clarification 7-2006
t of the group of team A players and not preventing any player from team B tackling the ball carrier? Is this deemed to be a “flying wedge” if the ball is transferred to a player in the middle of the group of team A players and preventing any player from team B from tackling the ball carrier? Is this deemed to be a “flying wedge” if the ball is transferred to a player on the edge or at the bac
Clarification 1-2014
s, “a knock-on occurs when a player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a playe ... d, and the ball touches the ground or another player before the original player can catch it.” The law doe ... t on the ball was that of the defender before it went forward. Is this a knock on by player red or a pla ... m that this is knock-on. Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee If a player in tacklin
Clarification 2-2015
n of a team throwing a player forward after he has been supported in the air to receive a kick of ... s replicated the tactic: Example Law 19 .10 (g) refers to the lowering of a player in a lineout after the ball has been won: "Players who support a jumping team-mate must lower that player to the ground as soon as the ball has been won by a player of either team." There is no law referenc
Clarification 1-2026
0(a): A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul. Definition: Binding Grasping another player’s body firml ... s: A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders. Relevant Laws La ... h has a lower sanctions outcome than Clause a. 9.20 Dangerous play in a ruck or maul. a. A playe
Clarification 12-2003
p at loose-head. The player now playing at tight-head prop (the starting-loose head prop) is injure ... d). However, if the player who came on to play loose-head prop was the next player injure
3 Team
1 If the temporary replacement is shown a yellow card, the replaced player is not permitted to return to the fiel ... y if the player has been medically cleared to do so and does so within the required time of leavin ... d player is not permitted to return to the field of play until after the period of suspension, and only if the player has been medically cleared to do so and does so within the required time of leavin
Clarification 9-2006
t tackle the ball carrier? b. Does the ball carrier have to be the lead player? 2. During a maul. The defending team's players leave the maul, with the exception of only one player who remains bound. a. Can this player tackle the ball carrier? 3. During a lineout, the players who won the bal ... e to be the lead player? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee 1. (a) Yes as it is no longe
Clarification 6-2015
e to 14 players, which player leaves the field. a) Is it the original player that replaced No.18 for uncontested scrums, or b) Can the captain / coach elect any player to leave the field of pla ... e The Designated Members of the Rugby Committee have considered the request and it is the original player wh
9 Foul play
GAME-ON 9.13 [Replacement] 9.13 A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. Replaced by: 9.13 A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling include
Clarification 3-2022
s: Law 9.17 states “a player must not tackle, charge, pull, push or grasp an opponent whose fee ... s including leading with elbow or forearm”. Law 9.7 states “ a player must not intentionally infringe any law of the game” Q.1 When a player hurdles/jumps over a tackler who is attempting to make a low lega ... r contravention of law 9.11, and runs contrary to the game-wide focus on player welfare. In this specific cas
Clarification 6-2003
d that the player is liable to penalty for collapsing the maul. I would ask you to refer the definitio ... l occurs when a player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents and one or more of the bal ... e the ball they are treated as one player and are not liable to penalty. In our opinion, if we treat the ball carrier and his team mates as one player, this would allow the ball carrier to be brough
Clarification 6-2009
n “…the team cannot field a complete team, or a player sent off for Foul Play, or a player leaves the field because of injury.” Does this Law Variation also apply if a player is cautioned and temporaril ... e team because it is short one or more forward player, but that team is able to provide for ... t player scrums per team? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee The complete tea
Clarification 4-2014
d clarification on two items of Law in the context of both the Sevens and Fifteens game: Tackled playe ... s of the tackled player shifting body position before release, Law 15.5 (a) and 15.5 (e) should be considered: (a) A tackled player must not lie on, over, or near the ball to prevent opponents from gainin ... e) If opposition players who are on their feet attempt to play the ball, the tackled player mus
Clarification 4-2002
l One Referee Beginner Course, that of player safety. Law 6. 9 (g) "The referee must blo ... n a front row player is lifted into the air or is forced upwards out of a scrum, or when it is probable that a player has been seriously injured". Law 10. 5. Sanction clearly states "Any player wh ... s the referee's minimum action in this case is to speak to the offending player in the scrum and warn hi
Clarification 1-2018
m due to a player being suspended (either temporarily or permanently) then the team will be reduce ... g: Is the Law Application Guideline supported by Law? Law 3.6(d) states that a player, whose departur ... n in Law for a further player to have to leave the field if the departure is due to a suspension. Is the following correct? If a front row player is suspended and uncontested scrums are ordere
Clarification 3-2011
l forward from the player charging down to be considered a charge down (stating that charge dow ... l forward (not supported in Law) this Law seems difficult to apply. If a ball ricochets off a player charging down an travels, for example, either in a perpendicular direction to the player charging down, or bobbles into the air and lands merely 2 metres behind the player charging down, the 10m La
Clarification 8-2014
g touched or been touched by a player in the process. A defending player picks up the ball withi ... n anywhere on or behind the 22-metre line. A drop-out is used to restart play after an attacking player has put or taken the ball into the in-goal, without infringement, and a defending player has mad ... s in-goal without having touched or been touched by a player, the opposing team has three choice
19 Scrum
n: Penalty. 19.6 deleted 19.7c&d deleted 19.23 [Replacement] 19.23 A front-row playe ... n: Free-kick. Replaced by: 19.23 A front-row player must not intentionally kick the ball ou ... n except the tunnel. b. When the ball reaches the feet of the hindmost player and it is picked up by that player or is played by that team’s scrum-half. c. When the number eight picks up the ball fro
Clarification 2-2009
d it on the basis that a player touching a touch line is out of play and it should be the same in in-goal. Law 2 ... l line or dead ball line. Scenario: A player carrying the ball attempts to score a tr ... m above: 1. Is a try scored? 2. Is the player in touch-in-goal? 3. Is an attacking scrum 5m fro ... m both teams are involved and there is doubt as to who grounded it first. In this scenari
19 Scrum
t of the hindmost player and it is picked up by that player or is played by that team’s scrum-half. c. When the number eight picks up the ball from the feet of a second-row player. d. When the referee blow
Clarification 2-2006
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification2-2006Union / HP Ref ManagerFFRLaw Reference19,21Date2006-01-10Request Law 19.1 (e) stipulates: “Penalty kick. When a playe ... s a penalty kick, and the ball is kicked into touch, the throw in is taken by the player of the team wh ... d, the ball hits the goal post and goes into touch without having been touched by another player. Wha