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Clarification 10-2004
9-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 6-2014
g into touch, some 8 metres from the 22 metre drop out took place. What advantage may apply? Can the non-offending team choose to have a lineout where the ball went into touch, the option of a scrum or a kic ... s if the opponents play the ball before it goes into touch.
Clarification 4-2011
l travels towards the blue team’s goal line. (We often see this ruled a knock-on by A). 2. Ball-carrie ... l travels towards the red team’s goal line. (We often see this either ruled play or a knock-on by ... s that player’s goal line. There is no infringement in Law and play should continue. In scenario ... s the opposition team’s goal line and this is an infringement which requires the referee to awar
Clarification 7-2003
s or is touched by an opposition player and then goes into touch. There is no penalty.
Clarification 1-2020
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification1-2020Union / HP Ref ManagerNZRULaw Reference8Date2020-07-16RequestLaw 8.14 states “All players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker begins the approach to kick. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physically supported by othe
Clarification 4-2008
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification4-2008Union / HP Ref ManagerRFULaw Reference17Date2008-09-24Request 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 mau ... d to the maul and must be on their feet and moving towards a goal line. Open play has ended. Rulin
Clarification 7-2015
t a tackled player: Law 22 (e) Tackled near the goal-line. If a player is tackled near to the opponents’ goal line so that this player may immediately reach out and ground the ball on or over the goal-lin
Clarification 5-2004
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification5-2004Union / HP Ref ManagerARULaw Reference19Date2004-06-04Request The ARU has requested a ruling with regard Law 19-Touch and Line-out (1) If the receiver of the throwing team does not run into the gap, what are the options of the non-throwing receiver? Can he run into the gap and perform any of the actions availabl
Clarification 1-2009
m the touch or scrum as a means of restarting the match? Ruling of the designated member
Clarification 2-2024
d members of the Rugby Committee Relevant law wordings: Law 8.14: All players retire to their goal lin ... k. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physicall ... n steps and movements when setting themselves to kick at goal. When they set and a re-adjustmen
Clarification 3-2004
l carrier of Team B. The players from Team A drive the ball carrier towards the Team B's goal lin ... s goal-line? (2) Should that standing player in retiring to the position as aforementioned releas ... d the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players’ goal-line.
Clarification 5-2014
y replacement for a player undergoing an HIA cannot kick for goal. If the player undergoing assessment doe ... t is then permitted to kick for goal. If the fourth official is notified within ten minutes that the player has been assessed will not be returning, can the replacement then kick for goal before the te ... s undergone a HIA will not be returning, then the replacement can kick for goal before the ten minute
Clarification 2-2004
o kicks it directly into touch. Where is the game going to restart? Ruling of the designated member ... e with the place from where he kicked the ball into touch.
8 Scoring
k is disallowed. 8.14 [Replacement] 8.14 All players retire to their goal line and d ... n the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physically supporte
19 Scrum
t of the tunnel or out of the scrum in the direction of the opponents’ goal line. Sanction: Penalty. 19.3 ... n the ball in a scrum is on or over the goal line. Replaced by: b. When the ball is played by that team’
8 Scoring
k is disallowed. 8.14 [Replacement] 8.14 All players retire to their goal line and d ... n the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physically supporte
19 Scrum
s the whistle for an infringement. e. When the ball in a scrum is on or over the goal line. Replaced by:
Clarification 1-2025
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 1-2025 Union / HP Ref Manager HP Referee Manager Law Reference 15 Date 23 June 2025 Request At a ruck/breakdown close to the goal line, the attacking scrum half picks up the ball and dives forward over the ruck in an attempt to score a try. Is this legal or should it be sanctioned? Clarificatio
Clarification 13-2003
m directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal-line.
Clarification 8-2009
m A advance towards team B’s goal line, team B makes contact with the front players of the advancing grou
Clarification 2-2023
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification2-2023Union / HP Ref ManagerSARULaw Reference13,14Date2023-06-12RequestSA Rugby have documented the increasing trend of the “cannon arm” tactic usually adopted near the goal line in ‘pick and go’ scenarios. The tacti ... e that this specific tactic is outside of law, then we run the risk of players projecting towards the goal lin
Clarification 8-2004
r, as the result, A2 player is closer to the Team-B's goal line than B-player. Then B-player went to the groun ... t to those players’ goal-line.
Clarification 9-2004
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification9-2004Union / HP Ref ManagerIRFULaw Reference10,22Date2004-12-23Request The IRFU has requested a ruling with regard Law 10-Foul Play and Law 22-In Goal. Rewrite and amendment of 10.2(a), and consequential addition to Law 2 ... y suspension close to a goal-line. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Law 10.
Clarification 6-2003
n. It is noted under a previous Ruling that where three players move beyond the line of touch to receiv
Clarification 7-2004
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification7-2004Union / HP Ref ManagerSRULaw Reference19Date2004-06-23 This clarification was incorporated into law in 2009 Request The SRU has requested a ruling with regard Law 19-Touch and Line-out. (1) Ruling 4:2004 states that a receiver can only enter a line-out after the ball has left the throwers hand. How can he suppor
Clarification 2-2022
s and play continues when the ball leaves the ruck or when the ball in the ruck is on or over the goa
Clarification 1-2014
k-on occurred? A ball carrier from team red runs with the ball in the direction of team blue goal lin
Clarification 4-2004
d a ruling with regard Law 19 Touch and Line-out Law 19.10 Exception 2-The Receiver may run into the ga
Clarification 3-2009
y, the FFR would like the following ruling: Situation 2 1. The ball is kicked in touch by Team A.
Clarification 2-2011
s not touch the ground the player on his feet is not obliged to release the ball or ball carrier unles
Clarification 1-2016
t with their team to throw in or a scrum 15 meters in through the line of touch. Clarification of the designate
19 Scrum
n: a. Pushing the scrum more than 1.5metres towards the opponents’ goal line. Sanction: Free-kick.
Clarification 1-2010
d the ball and from directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players’ goal-lin