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17 Mark
g an opponent’s kick. Claiming a mark 17.1 To claim a mark, a player must: a. Have at leas ... m an opponent’s kick before it touches the ground or another player; and c. Simultaneously call “mark”. 17.2 A player may claim a mark even if the ball hits a goal post or crossbar before being caught. 17.3 When a mark is called correctly, the referee immediately stops the game and award
17 Mark
GAME-ON 17.4 [Replacement] 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off or a restart kick after a score. Replaced by: 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off, a restart kick after a score or from an attacking kick from within the 22m
Law 17: Mark
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Definitions
h it. [previously knock-on] L Line of touch See mark of touch. Line through the mark or plac ... l and shouting “mark”. Mark of touch An imaginary line in the field of play at right angles to the touchline through the place where the ball is thrown in. The mark of touch cannot be within fiv ... d by a player in their own half, and it goes indirectly into touch in the opposition’s 22. The ball mus
General play
These 20 questions will all relate to general play in rugby union - Advantage, scoring, offside in open play, knock and throw forwards, players on the ground in open play, the mark, touch, penalties, free kicks and in-goal.
20 Penalty and free-kick
m the touchline on the mark of touch. Offside at a phase of play. At the offending team’s offside lin ... n of a penalty or free-kick 20.1 The mark for a penalty or free-kick must be in the field of pla ... e play would have restarted or, if that place is on the touchline or within 15 metres of it, the mar ... t, the mark is anywhere on the drop-out’s sanction line (non-offending team decides). An
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
w, the ball is thrown in: a. Between the mark of touch and the thrower’s own try line; and Sanctio ... n of the mark of touch Who throws in A player, in their own half, kicks the bal ... k-off or restart kick Event Location of the mark of touch Who throw ... l Event Location of the mark of touch Who throws in No gain in groun
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
t: a. be thrown in straight along the mark of touch towards a lineout player; Sanctio ... 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
2024-07 Law changes
t on 1 July 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. &nbs ... t in long periods of dead time with resets, leading to more FKs, penalties and then kicks to touc ... t may instead choose a lineout or a scrum at the same mark. ii. A team awarded a free-kick at a lineout may instead choose a lineout at the same mark. Scrum options table in Law 19.1 (row 4) would als
Touch and team to throw
Raises flag with one arm, moves to the mark of touch and stands there, pointing with the other arm towards the team entitled to throw.
Clarification 1-2006
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 1-2006 Union / HP Ref Manager FFR Law Reference 13,18 Date 2006-01-10 Request In the definition of Law 18 Mark, it stipulates that a mark cannot be made from a kick off. This implies that it may be made from a restar ... n be no mark. From a kick off after a score there can be no mark. From a 22 metre drop out a mark ca
Beach Fives Rugby
e of tape, rope, string or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal line ... n the in-goal areas but outside the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1. ... t time the ball becomes dead. Law 6: Match Officials 6.A Before the Match, 6.B Touch Judge ... m, and the ball goes forward to touch the ground or another player before this player gain
Beach Tag Rugby
y. Law 18: Mark The mark does not exist in Beach Tag Rugby. Law 19: Touch and Lineou ... g or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines which are outside the fiel ... e the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1.4 Objections to the groun ... s the ball with hand or arm, and the ball goes forward to touch the ground or another player befor
Beach Touch Rugby
t in Beach Touch Rugby. Law 18: Mark The mark does not exist in Beach Touch Rugby. Law 19: Touc ... o that there are some guidelines and principles in place for Beach Touch Rugby. Unions having jurisdictio ... g or inflatable surrounds and include: The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines which are outside the fiel ... e the field of play The touch lines which are outside the field of play 1.4 Objections to the groun
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 ... k or maul forms and all of the feet of all of the players in the ruck or maul move beyond the mark of touch. Therefore, any player who moves past the ball while a maul is forming; joins the mau
Tag Rugby
h with the goal line and half way lines acting as touch lines. This will normally be 70m long from goal line to goal line and 50m wide from touch line to touch line. 1.3 Lines on the playing enclosure Any extr ... l is in the possession of a defending player, the referee will award a touch down. Law 7: Mode of Play 7. ... r loses ball possession, or contacts the ball with a hand or arm, and the ball goes forward to touc
19 Scrum
s in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offside in open play (scrum optio ... m formation (subject to 19.7) 19.2 A scrum is formed in the scrum zone at a mark indicated by the referee. 19.3 The referee makes the mark to create the middle line of the scrum, which runs parallel to the try lines. 19.4 Teams must be ready to form the scrum within 30 seconds of the mark bein
Touch Rugby
e guidelines and principles in place for Touch Rugby. Unions having jurisdiction over their developmenta ... h with the goal line and half way lines acting as touch lines. This will normally be 70m long from goal line to goal line and 50m wide from touch line to touch line. 1.3 Lines on the playing enclosure Any extr ... e awards a ruck ball, ground touch or free pass to the team that last played the ball. (b) If either tea
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
h: Eanna Falvey & Ross Tucker World Rugby staff: Mark Harrington & Rhys Jone
XRugby
m is formed by any three players from each team. Neither team is allowed to push from the mar ... t, all behind a 5-metre mark indicated by the referee. The third player from the throwing team will thro ... s into touch before touching the ground, a tap and play is awarded to the non-offending tea
8 Scoring
y - when a scrum reaches the try line Scoring a try - a player in touch-in-goal who is not holdin ... 3 If the ball falls over and rolls into touch after the kicker begins the approach to kick, the kic ... d by the arrival of the kicking tee or sand, or when the player makes a mark on the ground. Sanction: Kic ... d a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark. Sanction: Penalty. Dropped goal 8.28 A playe
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
m the scrum within 30 seconds of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. For elite rugby, w
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
d as follows: a. General Event Location of the mark of touch Who throws in A player, in their own half, kicks the ball indirectly into touch in the opposition’s 22. Eithe ... m the lineout within 15 seconds of the assistant referee or touch judge indicating the mark of touch. Sanctio ... l-carrier goes into touch or kicks the ball indirectly into touch (other than kicking from inside their ow
Clarification 4-2006
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 4-2006 Union / HP Ref Manager SARU Law Reference 4 Date 2006-06-14 Request 1. Players are wearing elastic ‘long sleeves’ with the mark of the manufacturer. The mark is approximately 80 sq cms. Does this garment resor ... t as described in Law 4.1(a)” 2. Regulation 11.5.3 does apply and that “no form of emblem, mark, nam
Clarification 4-2016
g it, it must clearly leave the hands, if it is on the ground it must clearly leave the mar ... g it, it must clearly leave the hands. If it is on the ground, it must clearly leave the mark Sanction: Unless otherwise stated in Law any infringement by the kicker’s team results in a scrum at the mar
Clarification 1-2017
p;clarification=1022 Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee The changes to the touc ... 8 - Mark.
19 Scrum
Sevens 19.4 [Replacement] 19.4 Teams must be ready to form the scrum within 30 seconds of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. Replaced by: 19.4 Teams must be ready to form the scrum within 15 seconds of the mark being made. Sanction: Free-kick. 19.5 [Replacement] 19.5 When both teams have 15 players, eight players from each team bind together in formation as outline
Clarification 3-2005
l line; Blue team opt for a kick at goal, placing the ball on the mark and informing the refere ... l forward a few metres from the mark, allowing for an on-side team member to gather the ball and ru ... e his intention to kick at goal clear, he may not then change his intention by then kicking to touc
Clarification 4-2015
h. 6.A.6 The referee may alter a decision when an assistant referee has raised the flag to signal touc ... k or mark, etc. If the flag was raised after the final whistle or for non-foul play/deliberate infringemen ... s and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue.
Clarification 2-2012
l. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kic ... k the ball into touch. Team B wish to take a quick lineout. Does the referee allow the quick lineou
Clarification 4-2002
Ruling in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee Clarification 4-2002 Union / HP Ref Manager WRU Law Reference 6,8,10 Date 2002-07-23 Request The WRU has requested a ruling with regard to the following point of Law: 'These can be taken following a scrum collapse providing the kick is taken either through the mark or in a line through and directly behind the mark'. The implicatio
Clarification 9-2014
t infringement, and a defending player has made the ball dead there or it has gone into touch-in goa ... n to kick is signaled by the arrival of the kicking tee or sand, or when the player makes a mar ... d at the place of the mark and the opponents throw in the ball. For any other type of kick, the kick mus ... n applies also to a scrum or lineout taken instead of a free kick." 22.7 Restarting after a touch dow
Clarification 1-2015
s not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the refere ... m wants to kick to touch and take a lineout? Clarification of the designated members of the Rugb