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g in their own half. B Ball-carrier A player who is in possession of the ball. Beyond or behind or in front of a position Means with both feet, except where the context make ... p stability and to avoid axial loading. This position is adopted throughout the “Crouch” and “Bind” element ... s in a wedge formation before engaging the opposition. Often one or more of these team-mates is in fron
2026-06 Law Application Guideline - Players on the wrong side of the maul
r gets beyond the ball and/or into a pulling/dragging position. There is no change in la ... e that when they get beyond the ball and out of the contest, they leave the maul. Referee
21 In-goal
g the ground with it; or b. By pressing down on it with a hand or hands, arm or arms, or the fron ... e (or anywhere beyond either) the ball is dead. Depending on how the ball entered in-goal, pla ... r grounds the ball in in-goal and simultaneously makes contact with the touch line (or the ground beyon ... l in the field of play, that player has taken the ball into in-goal. 21.14 If a player who is on or beyon
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
m-mate providing they do not grip below the shorts from behind or below the thighs from the fron ... s the touchline, touch-in-goal line or anything beyond; or a ball being held, or the ball-carrier with the ball, touches the touchline, touch-in-goal line or the ground beyond. b. A player, who is already touching the touchline, touch-in-goal line or the ground beyond, catches or holds the bal
Beach Touch Rugby
d player must immediately retire to behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball mus ... e of the opponents. 13.2 Free passes at the start of each half and at restarts must be taken at or behin ... d ball at the tackle cannot score a try from that position but can cross the goal line. Sanction: Fre ... d by a player and it touches the touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline. 19.
Beach Tag Rugby
s of the tackled player must immediately retire to behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball mus ... g with plastic buckles to the front and the tags being positioned on either side of the hips. 4. ... e passes at the start of each half and at restarts must be taken at or behind the centre of the half-wa ... r and it touches the touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline. 19.2 The ball is in touc
Beach Fives Rugby
f with a free kick which must be taken at or behind the centre of the half-way. The match organisers ma ... e kick from the centre of the half-way line 13.6 All the kicker’s team must be behind the ball whe ... e on or beyond the touchline. 19.2 The ball is in touch when the ball carrier (or the ball) touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. 19.3 The place where the ball carrier (or the bal
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
y at Rugby World Cup 2023 and beyond. While some areas are purely a focus for elite rugby (kick timing
Side entry - July 2022
h is on the ground. Ruck law 15.5 - An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Ruck law 15.6 - A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost playe ... s too far beyond the breakdown. Foul play: A reminder that these can also take place within a tackl
20 Penalty and free-kick
e, in line with where the offence occurred or if the offence occurred in touch-in-goal or beyon ... 2 A penalty or free-kick is taken from where it is awarded or anywhere behind it on a line throug ... n the placer at a place-kick, the kicker’s team must remain behind the ball until it has been kicked. Sanctio ... e if that is closer. Sanction: Second penalty or free-kick, 10 metres in front of the original mark. The secon
Maul - June 2026
t either join a maul from an onside position or retire behind their offside line immediately. Sanctio ... t not be in a position to pull/drag the maul. Once a player loses dominance and moves to be in a position to drag or pull, they should remove themselves from the contest or will be liable to sanction. Players must leave the maul if they become unbound or are not in a position to push/driv
6 Match officials
k the availability and status of front row players to conform to Law 3.10 and the scrum engagemen ... s to leave the playing area. However, a player may access water from their technical area, or from behin ... d. e. The ball or ball-carrier touches the dead-ball line or anything beyond it. f. The ball hit ... k at goal they stand in in-goal, behind the goal posts. 6.23 An assistant referee may ente
19 Scrum
e calls “crouch”. a. The front-rows then adopt a crouched position if they have not already don ... s passed beyond a position parallel to the touchline. d. Neither side wins possession. e. The bal ... n). In the scrum zone, as near as possible to the middle point of the line behind which the kick-of ... s and one hooker in the front row and two locks in the second row. Three back-row players from eac
Touch Rugby
e must be sent-off. Law 11: Offside 11.1 In general play, a player is offside if the player is in front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball, or in front of a team-mate who last played the bal ... t of each half and at restarts must be taken at or behind the centre of the half way line. The tea ... s, for restarts, the team that scores will kick off. 13.3 All the opposing team must stand on or behin
Tag Rugby
n directly behind the ball player and assume the scrum half position after a tackle. 7.4 If an attackin ... y take up a position directly behind the ball player at the ruck ball and assume the scrum half positio ... s behind the ball and if they are in front of the ball must not attempt to play the ball or obstruc ... p position immediately behind the ball player during the ruck ball. A scrum half may also be know
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
e or the ground beyond it. The opposition. 18.12 [Replacement] 18.12 Teams form the lineout withi
Clarification 2-2021
o catches the ball, or simply take up a position beyond the place where the ball alights. Current Law requires the offside players to retire behind an onside team-mate. If there is an onside team-mate(s) who has run forward beyond the offside players , and is now positioned in front of the ... o are in front of their teammate who has kicked the ball. These players are offside player
Clarification 1-2008
r with one or both feet inside (presumably on or behind) the 22-metre line, picks up the ball whic ... l was kicked. If a player with one or both feet inside (presumably on or behind) the 22-metre lin ... r with one or both feet on or behind the goal line, picks up the ball, which was stationary within the fiel ... y that player has taken the ball into in-goal? 2. If a player with one or both feet on or behind the goal lin
Clarification 3-2021
m the ruck. These actions should be discouraged. If a player is fully bound and they have moved beyond the offside line then they must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being abl ... d the side of the ruck. He must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involve ... e of the ruck. He must return to be behind the hindmost foot before being able to be involved in play, onc
Clarification 2-2022
g from the ruck when it is in motion away from the ruck, or when the ball is sitting just beyon ... s from an onside position and does not dive onto the ball if it is within 1m of the ruck, they may pla
Clarification 6-2003
n. It is noted under a previous Ruling that where three players move beyond the line of touch to receiv
Clarification 1-2012
s the opposition in-goal area and the player’s feet touch the touch-in-goal line or beyon
19 Scrum
s passed beyond a position parallel to the touchline. d. Neither side wins possession. e. The bal ... s in the three front-row positions and the two lock positions must be suitably traine
Clarification 2-2026
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 2-2026 Union / HP Ref Manager NZRU Law Reference 15 Date 1 June 2026 Request NZRU have asked: Are the actions of a scrum half moving beyond the back foot of the ruc ... h the hindmost point of any ruck participant. If that point is on or behind the try line, the offsid
Clarification 2-2023
e-contact position. “Off feet” and “On feet” as defined in the Laws of the Game definitions sectio ... w motion replays. Beyond that, we, as Designated Members, are caught between a rock and a hard place whe