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Clarification 3-2009
w 5.7 (e) stipulates that “if time expires and the ball is not dead or a scrum or lineout has been awarded, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead.”The bal ... y threw in the ball will throw the ball in again.”Situation 1Following these provisions, the FFR woul ... s for this scrum to be played. 4. The ball is put in then the scrum collapses without any penalty from eithe
Clarification 1-2013
s:(d) The kicker may place the ball directly on the ground or on sand, sawdust or a kicking te ... e he wishes to place his non kicking foot; or to sight/line up the ball with the posts.It is our vie ... s of the Rugby Committee The Law permits the use of a kicking tee or sand to elevate the ball so that it ca
Head Contact Process - Leading elbow / forearm
1 No sanction - ball carrier’s arm is close to the body 2 Penalty - indirect throat contact with no force and no speed 3 Yellow card - indirect throat contact 4 Red card - direct throat contact with a high level of danger
Clarification 7-2005
y ground the ball as soon as the ball reaches the goal-line. In conjunction with the above statement, the scrum half is also a defending player and therefore can legally ground the ball. The off-side lin ... e to physically get to the ball to ground it.
Clarification 8-2006
e to intervene on an opponent as soon as his opponent has his hands on the ball, by diving over the player ... e on the ball as soon as it emerges from the ruck, by diving over the players on the ground in fron ... t as this opponent has the ball in his hands, by diving over the players on the ground in front of him? 4. Ca ... s the ball in his hands, by staying on his feet but being in contact with players on the groun
Clarification 2-2004
e his team's 22 metre line, while he gets ready to catch the ball being kicked by an opponent. He drops the ball but not forward within his 22. The ball is then picked up by the same player who kick ... d the ball outside his 22 metre line and it has then gone into his 22 metre area. This player is considered to have put the ball into his 22 metre area and therefore the line-out is in line with the plac
Clarification 2-2010
n that it is to be the “last play” of the match.If the ball is kicked directly out on the full from the restart it shoul ... e immediately after the kick and the kicker:• Does not kick the ball ten metres• Kicks the ball directly into touch• Kicks the ball dead on or over the opponents touch-in-goal or dead ball lineThe refere ... y and the match continues until the ball next becomes dead.
Clarification 4-2004
n of the line-out and before the ball is thrown OR when the ball is thrown in. i.e. when it leave ... r to the ball being thrown in? (3) Can the non-throwing team’s receiver enter the line-out to perform an ... y does the receiver still have to receive the ball if he enters to jump for the ball? (5) Is there an ... r can enter the line-out when the ball leaves the throwers hands. (2) Yes. The receiver can chang
Clarification 1-2022
m each team on a loose ball? How should play be restarted when there is doubt about grounding in-goal? How should play be restarted when a defender takes/plays the ball into in-goa ... e For a try to be awarded, Law 8.2a says an attacking player has to ground the ball firs ... e in determining the restart. The correct restart then depends on how the loose ball first entere
Clarification 3-2021
n in the clips attached, squeezes the space available and compromises the clearance of the ball fro ... y, once the ball is out or is played from the ruck.Specific decisions on example clips are recommende ... e the ball is out or is played from the ruck. Black 5 has rotated around the side of the ruck. He must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in play, once the ball is ou
Clarification 2-2009
2 – In goal. Simultaneous grounding the ball in in-goal whilst making contact with the touch-in-goal line or dead ball line. Scenario: A player carrying the ball attempts to score a try. In the process of grounding the ball in the in-goal according to the law, he simultaneously (at exactly the same tim ... h-in-goal line in possession of the ball and therefore the Referee will award a 22 metre drop ou
8 Scoring
4 The kicker: a. Uses the ball that was in play unless it is defective. b. Takes the kick in the fiel ... s the ball directly on the ground or on sand, sawdust, or a kicking tee. The kicker may be assiste ... s (playing time) from the time the try was awarded, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed agai ... n to do so, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanction: Kick is disallowe
Clarification 1-2017
l line and dead ball line: http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=10&year=2016&clarification=102 ... s (Law 19) will also apply to the 22m line as well as the dead ball line and to the goal lin
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 als ... d, and that 'a player rucking must do so near the ball'. Is this then taken to mean that there are no exception ... m as an obstruction or impediment to securing possession of the ball is illegal? 2. Can the Law also be take ... k cannot be rucking for the ball and is therefore liable to penalty for Dangerous Play and Misconduc
Clarification 3-2005
e; 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 run unhindere ... g a tap kick and passing or running with the ball himself? If this is correct then the abovementione
Clarification 9-2009
s that a receiver cannot run into a gap in the lineout until the ball has left the hands of the playe
Clarification 4-2015
e is a ruck and the referee blows the whistle because the ball becomes unplayable and then blows agai ... k and kicked the ball. The referee requests a review by the TMO that confirms the action. Then the refere ... e is over.Law 5.7(e) reinforces this:If time expires and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the bal
8 Scoring
c deleted 8.8 The kicker: a. Uses the ball that was in play unless it is defective. b. Takes the kic ... s. c.Places the ball directly on the ground or on sand, sawdust, or a kicking tee. The kicker ma ... 0 seconds (playing time) from the time the try was awarded, even if the ball rolls over and ha ... m indicated their intention to do so, even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again. Sanctio
Clarification 3-2002
m receiving the ball from the Line-out this Receiver has an additional option which is Exception ... n into a gap in the line-out and take the ball. This is the only act he is entitled to perform unde
Clarification 13-2003
y, where that player can only play the ball if he approaches from behind the ball and from directl
Clarification 8-2002
d to the side and raised upwards to sight the ball when it came out. Is this legal and safe?" Rulin
Clarification 1-2015
s and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the refere ... m the strike on the ball.
Clarification 1-2016
t, signaling that time was up. The ball was thrown in, not straight, and the referee called not straigh ... e that ensures that the ball is dead after the lineout has been completed and therefore the match end ... n end (Law 19.9 (b)), and the ball not being thrown straight is not one of them. It is the coache ... e deemed the ball had been deliberately thrown not straight, it is a penalty kick, but on this occasio
19 Scrum
p play and reset the scrum if: a. The scrum-half throws in the ball and it comes out at either en ... l to the touchline. d. Neither side wins possession. e. The ball is unintentionally kicked out of the tunnel. Exception: If the ball is repeatedly kicked out, the referee must treat this as intentiona ... b. Keeping the ball in the scrum once it is heeled and controlled at the base of the scrum. Sanction: Fre
Clarification 4-2014
d:(a) A tackled player must not lie on, over, or near the ball to prevent opponents from gaining possession of it, and must try to make the ball available immediately so that play can continue.(e) If opposition players who are on their feet attempt to play the ball, the tackled player must releas
Clarification 2-2015
r 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 reference to the lowering of a player after the ball has been won from either a kick off or a kick in general play.Th
Clarification 2-2021
t of their teammate who has kicked the ball. These players are offside players. Synchronise ... s the ball, or simply take up a position beyond the place where the ball alights. Current Law require
Clarification 3-2008
N THE SCRUM BEGINS whilst20.7 (a) states:Play in the scrum begins when the ball leaves the hands of the scrum half.The word play within the body of the Law indicates the start of the contest for the bal
Clarification 1-2020
k as part of his kicking routine, before moving forward to the ball. The typical interpretatio
3 Team
6 [Replacement] 3.6 Replacements are made only when the ball is dead and only with the permissio
Clarification 1-2024
e the strike for the ball. Law 19.10. When both sides are square, stable and stationary, the referee call ... s engage, completing the formation of the scrum and creating a tunnel into which the ball will be throw
Clarification 6-2002
m mate who took the penalty or free kick, or when a team mate carrying the ball runs in front of the
Clarification 2-2014
t whereby the ball may go out of play before the clock reaches 0.00 and the lineout must still take plac
Clarification 3-2014
g other restarts of play such as the lineout whereby the ball may go out of play before the cloc
Clarification 9-2004
y knocking down the ball. If a penalty try is awarded as the result of a player unintentionall
Clarification 2-2008
t back row moves, [e.g. the No. 8 picking up the ball and linking with other players in a tactical mov