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h it. [previously knock-on] L Line of touch See mark of touch. Line through the mark or plac ... s to the touchline through the place where the ball is thrown in. The mark of touch cannot be within fiv ... e place; or following an unsuccessful conversion. Dead-ball line The line at either end (and not par ... k Awarded against a team for an infringement or to a team for a mark. G Goal The ball is plac
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
m at the place where the ball was kicked. (see 21.11 ) 12.12 Play is restarted with a try line drop-ou ... y line. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. 12. ... d, their opponents restart play on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The no ... n of the kick being retaken or a scrum. b. Opposition players must be on or behind the 10-metre lin
20 Penalty and free-kick
e play would have restarted or, if that place is on the touchline or within 15 metres of it, the mark is on the 15-metre line, in line with that place. If play would have restarted with a drop-out, the mark is anywhere on the drop-out’s sanction line (non-offending team decides). Any infringement that takes place outside the playing area while the ball is in play. On the 15-metre lin
1 The ground
b. The try lines. c. The 22-metre lines. d. The half-way line. e. The touchlines. 1.5 There are dash lines configured as shown in the ground diagram. Each dash within a dash line is five metre ... f-way line. d. Five metres from, and parallel to, each try line. 1.6 There is one line 0.5 metres long that intersects the centre of the half-way line. Goal posts and crossbar 1.7 When paddin
2026-06 Community Tackle Height law wordings approved
s, 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 which leads to head contact; or tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line (see 14.1) while either playe ... p; Tackle - Law 14 Principle A tackle can take place anywhere in the field of play the playing are
17 Mark
n at the following locations: Place of the mark Location of free-kick Within the 22 At the place of the mark but at least five metres from the try line, in line with the place of the mark. Within the in-goal On the five-metre line in line with the place of the mark. ... g an opponent’s kick. Claiming a mark 17.1 To claim a mark, a player must: a. Have at leas
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
w Trials which came into effect on January 1, 2025. The app, available through the iOS App stor ... e, references to the "goal line" in the laws becomes the "try line", reflecting what the vast majorit ... m Goal line Try line Goal line drop-out Try line drop-out Latched Pre-boun
16 Maul
3 Once formed, a maul must move towards a try line. Maul not formed Offside at a maul 16.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the try line through the maul participants’ hindmost foot that is nearest to that team’s try line. If that foot is on or behind the try lin ... f the ground. Forming a maul 16.1 A maul can take place only in the field of play. 16.
15 Ruck
e line that runs parallel to the try line through the hindmost point of any ruck participant. If that point is on or behind the try line, the offside line for that team is the try line. At a ruck, the offside line runs through the hindmost point of the hindmost player of either team. The playe ... h is on the ground. Forming a ruck 15.1 A ruck can take place only in the field of play. 15.2 A ruc
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
d the player or the ground, the offside line for lineout players is the mark of touch. After that, their offside line is a line through the ball. 18.33 When a ruck or maul forms at the mark of touc ... w, the ball is thrown in: a. Between the mark of touch and the thrower’s own try line; and Sanctio ... s of a try line . 18.10 Each team forms a single line parallel to and half a metre from the mark of touc
21 In-goal
y is restarted with a five-metre scrum, in line with the place where the ball was grounde ... s the ball in in-goal and simultaneously makes contact with the touch-in-goal line or the dead-ball lin ... y restarts with a try-line drop out (attack play into in-goal) or a 5m scrum, attacking team thro ... r grounds the ball in in-goal and simultaneously makes contact with the touch line (or the ground beyon
14 Tackle
h is on the ground. Each team’s offside line runs parallel to the try line through the hindmost point of an ... Principle A tackle can take place anywhere in the playing area. The actions of players involve ... e a responsibility to tackle below the relevant high tackle sanction line – shoulder line in elit ... e below the relevant sanction line – shoulder, base of the sternum or waist. Sanction: Penalty.
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
Memorandum The specific provisions of Law 10.4(e) in relation to High Tackles are as follows: A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. A tackle around the opponent’s neck or hea ... d that tackles above the line of the shoulders have the potential to cause serious injury and note
Beach Fives Rugby
a at the half way line. A player leaving the playing area may do so from any place. 3.4 Sent of ... k at the correct place. Sanction: Free kick at the centre of the half-way line 13.4 After a try, opponent ... n a free kick is awarded within five metres of the opponents’ goal line, the mark for the kick is five metres from the goal line, directly behind the place of infringement. Sanction: Any infringemen
Maul - June 2026
r or the ground, the offside line for lineout players is the mark of touch. After that, their offside line is a line through the ball. Law 18.33 : When a ruck or maul forms at the mark of touc ... l to the try line through the maul participants’ hindmost foot that is nearest to that team’s try lin ... n. Law 16.3 : Once formed, a maul must move towards a try line. The intention of a mau
Tag Rugby
n: Penalty Kick at the place of infringement at the centre of the half way line 13.4 The opposing team ma ... m the half way line at the time of the kick-off. Sanction: Penalty Kick at the place of infringement 13. ... m the place where the offside player(s) should have been standing in the defensive line (c) The marker mus ... l, the mark for the penalty kick is in the field of play, five metres from the goal line. Match organisers ma
Beach Touch Rugby
s. Sanction: Free pass 15.6 The tackled player, facing the opponents’ goal line, must place the bal ... t in in-goal, the mark for the pass is in the field of play, five metres from the goal line. 21. ... y from the mark for the free pass or until they have reached their goal line if that is neare ... n towards their own goal line until they are at least five metres away from the mark and not nearer tha
Enforcement of current Law - October 2018
At a meeting in September 2018, World Rugby’s Rugby Committee determined that, as in 2015, certain aspects of foul play law needed to be reinforced by match officials: In both the tackle and cleanout as per current law: A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders. Every time the head or the neck is deliberately grabbed or choked, the offending player run
Touch Rugby
d player, facing the opponents’ goal line, must place the ball between the legs. Sanction: Ruck bal ... l, the mark for the penalty kick is in the field of play, five metres from the goal line. Match organiser ... m must immediately run towards their own goal line until they are at least 10 metres away from the mark for the penalty kick or until they have reached their goal line if that is nearer the mar
Beach Tag Rugby
l they are at least five metres away from the mark for the free pass or until they have reached their goal lin ... m the mark and not nearer than five metres from the goal line. Sanction: Any further infringemen ... k. This mark must not be within five metres of the goal line. If the referee awards a free pass, the second free pass is not taken before the referee has made the mark indicating the place of the sanctio
Side entry - July 2022
6 - Tacklers may play the ball from the direction of their own goal line provided they have complie ... s must arrive at the tackle from the direction of their own goal line before playing the ball. Ruc ... d their offside line. Ruck law 15.6 - A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost playe ... r the tackle zone relatively square facing toward the opposition goal line. Direction of goal lin
XRugby
d popularity of the game through the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and HSBC World Sevens Series Law ... r of players during a match at any time. Players entering the field of play must do so at the half-way lin ... t above the line of the armpit, even if the tackle starts below the line of the armpit. When a tackle is made, two offside lines are created, parallel to the goal lines, one for each team. Each offside lin
8 Scoring
a). 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a line through the place wher ... l. 8.12 If the ball falls over and rolls away from the line through the place where the try was awarde ... l in the opponents’ in-goal. b. Is first to ground the ball when a scrum, ruck or maul reaches the try line. c. With the ball is tackled short of the try line and the player’s momentum carries the
9 Foul play
e any law of the game. Sanction: Penalty. b. Intentionally knock, place, push or throw the bal ... s to head contact; or tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction lin ... l. Sanction: Penalty. b. A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulder ... n-offending team chooses to take the penalty either: At the place of the infringement; or Wher
19 Scrum
d by the referee. 19.3 The referee makes the mark to create the middle line of the scrum, which runs paralle ... s otherwise ended. c. The scrum is wheeled through more than 90 degrees, so the middle line ha ... m zone at the point closest to the place of infringement. The non-offending team. A knoc ... s in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offside in open play (scrum optio
10 Offside and onside in open play
s the offside line. An offside player must not interfere with play. This includes: a. Playing the bal ... y; or Sanction: The non-offending team can choose either: Penalty at the place of infringemen ... n: The non-offending team can choose either: Penalty at the place of infringement; or Scrum wher ... l and fails to retire immediately behind an onside team-mate or an imaginary line across the field 1
Law changes summary - July 2022
s – Goal Line Drop-out, 50:22, jackler protection, banning pre-bound pods in open play (flying wedg ... e foot - At the scrum, hookers must have a brake foot in place during “Crouch” and “Bind” phase ... w that have arisen from previous clarifications. The wordings will change on the digital laws conten
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
h: Eanna Falvey & Ross Tucker World Rugby staff: Mark Harrington & Rhys Jone ... d player and arrives from the direction of their own goal line Tackler must roll awa ... l carrier must place or play the ball immediately – the ball carrier should not be allowed tim ... m behind their offside line. A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost playe
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
p; Quicker conversions A new set time to form a lineout (in line with 30 seconds at the scrum) Cleane ... g were not approved for progression One stop maul Mark from a kick off/restart 20 minute re ... l laws content . Timings Rationale: Shorter stoppages in play Conversio ... n - 30 seconds Law 18.12 Teams form the lineout within 30 seconds of a mark being mad
7 Advantage
s moved towards the offending team’s dead-ball line. c. May be a combination of tactica ... r end of the tunnel at a scrum. c. A scrum is wheeled through more than 90 degrees. d. A playe
2026-07 Law updates
s, some in-goal restart scenarios, when a try isn't scored, change from a 22DO to a Try Line Drop-Ou
2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
d, and ; - the tackler swings round or through the ball carrier, and/or ; - drops their hips/body weight dow ... t; or tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line while either playe
Shape of the Game: Reinforcement of current law - March 2024
y be withdrawn after the “Set” and before the strike for the ball. In lin ... m line in their own half. The non-scoring side can take water into in-goal or retrieve from behind the dead-ball line. The water carriers must leave when the conversion is taken. ii. At a penalty tr ... e, in a neutral place on the pitch, be used to allow players to receive water. Where this coincide
6 Match officials
d the dead ball line after a try has been awarded, without needing permission. The whistle 6. ... d. e. The ball or ball-carrier touches the dead-ball line or anything beyond it. f. The ball hit ... n of an attacking player, the referee awards a try where the contact took place. b. If the ball is in possession of a defending player, the referee awards a touch down where the contact took place. 6.1
5 Time
s the discretion to allow for a water break. This two-minute break should be taken midway through the half, after a score or when the ball is dead near the half-way line. In extreme conditions, longer break
Head Contact Process - March 2021
d 12 drops his weight down and through the low tackle attempt from black 15 White 8 brace ... e vs low force 4. Is there any mitigation? Considerations include: Line of sight Sudde
Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019
w makes contact with BC head as part of a swinging motion Follow through Tackler complete ... n: If the tackler and BC are in open space and/or the tackler has clear line of sight and time befor
Try and penalty try
Referee’s back to dead-ball line. Arm raised vertically.
Drop-out
Arm points to relevant drop-out line
Clarification 14-2003
9 Request The UAR has requested a ruling with regard the Line-out, in Law 19. If a player with one or both feet inside the 22 metre line, picks up the ball, which was lying on the field of play outside the 22 metre line, and kicks it directly into touch. Where does the line-out form; 1) Where the bal ... y Committee If a player with one or both feet inside the 22 metre line, picks up the ball whic