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Clarification 1-2013
e he wishes to place his non kicking foot; or to sight/line up the ball with the posts.It is our vie ... s:(d) The kicker may place the ball directly on the ground or on sand, sawdust or a kicking te ... 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 3-2003
5-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 1 ... 2) Is the player from Team B tackling the ball-carrier under Law 15 and play should therefore continu
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 ... 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 from the Law (thu
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
Head Contact Process - Head on head
n change of direction by the ball carrier 5 Yellow card - head to head contact but mitigation as the ball carrier steps suddenly back off the side-line and drops his height
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 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 ... r can enter the line-out when the ball leaves the throwers hands. (2) Yes. The receiver can change places with any other player in the line-out prior to the ball being thrown-in. (3) The non-throwin
Clarification 3-2021
n in the clips attached, squeezes the space available and compromises the clearance of the ball fro ... e line then they must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in play, 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 mus
Clarification 11-2003
1) Team A wins a 5m attacking scrum. The #8 detaches with the ball, and #6 binds on immediately and they drive towards the line. A defending player drives in low and wraps his arms around the legs (knee height) of the #8, who still has his #6 bound to him. The #8 still in possession of the bal ... g a maul? (2) Team A wins a 5m attacking scrum. The #8 detaches with the ball, and #6 bind
8 Scoring
4 The kicker: a. Uses the ball that was in play unless it is defective. b. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place where the try was awarded, parallel to the touchlines. c. Places 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
Clarification 3-2022
s the defender from being able to tackle the ball carrier (as the ball carrier is now in the air and not abl ... l tackler is dangerous play, as is the act of a ball carrier jumping into a tackle. Even if no contac ... e focus on player welfare. In this specific case the sanction should be a PK against the ball carrier.A.2 A ball carrier may dive with the ball in order to score a try, and we all agree that shoul
6 Match officials
s signal when the ball or the ball-carrier has gone into touch-in-goal. Addition: 6. If require
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
1-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 run unhindere
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
8 Scoring
c deleted 8.8 The kicker: a. Uses the ball that was in play unless it is defective. b. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place where the try was awarded, parallel to the touchlines. 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
Clarification 3-2002
d to the following point of Law: A receiver in the Line-out is clearly defined. Page 103 (Definitions) Apart from 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 ... s in the Line-out. However we consider that is the total extent of his possible involvemen
Clarification 13-2003
y, where that player can only play the ball if he approaches from behind the ball and from directly behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal-line.
Clarification 8-2002
d to the side and raised upwards to sight the ball when it came out. Is this legal and safe?" Rulin
19 Scrum
p play and reset the scrum if: a. The scrum-half throws in the ball and it comes out at either en ... m is wheeled through more than 90 degrees, so the middle line has passed beyond a position parallel 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
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 ... e or dangerously. A player must not tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackl
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 ... r way before reaching the imaginary 10m line, then they are deemed to be onside again, but they mus ... y, in the situation you describe: any offside players must make an effort to retire to the onside lin
Clarification 6-2006
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification6-2006Union / HP Ref ManagerIRFULaw Reference10Date2006-11-14 This clarification was incorporated into law in 2009 Request Situation:A tackle is made, or attempted, where the initial contact is made below the lin ... e in that the tackler made contact with the head or neck of the ball carrier. For this type of tackl
Clarification 1-2004
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby CommitteeClarification1-2004Union / HP Ref ManagerWRULaw Reference3,14Date2004-01-20 This clarification was incorporated into law in 2009 Request 1. The WRU has requested a ruling with regard Law 14 -Ball on the Ground-No Tackle. May a player lying on the ground during general play and not after a tackle, attempt to tackle a ball carrier?
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
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 kicke ... k as part of his kicking routine, before moving forward to the ball. The typical interpretatio
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 ... s and necks) is removed or reduced during the scrum engagement process. In line with the definitio
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 4-2024
g the field of play as permitted above. They must not field or touch the ball while it is in live pla
Clarification 9-2004
l-line. Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee Law 10.2(a) is Unfair Play relatin ... 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