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Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
0-minute red card replacement in elite rugby only. Unions determine what level of rugby constitute ... r (FPRO) appointed to enable an off-field review process to be used. The 20-minute red card replacemen ... d to a red card with a 20 minute replacement allowed. This table sets out the options for ho ... d Match Official roles Yellow card 20 min red card replacement Permanent Re
Law Application Guideline - 20-minute red card replacement
A new Law Application Guideline has been issued about the different ways the 20-minute red card replacement Global Law Trial can be implemented in elite rugby. It includes an update on the uncontested scrums grid. The guideline can be found here .
Global Law Trial - 20-minute red card replacement
At the World Rugby Council meeting on 21 May 2025, the Council voted to move the 20 minute red car ... w that player a red card and the player will take no further part in the match. A player sent off ma ... s may return to play only when replacing: New clause f. a teammate who has received a qualifying red card, after 20 minutes playing time has elapsed. (Elite rugby only) New definition: Elite Rugb
Red card
The card is shown to a player to indicate that the player has been permanently excluded from the match
Definitions
l if it is knocked or passed back from a lineout. Red card The card shown by the referee to a playe ... r is shown a red card and is permanently excluded from the match. Shorts Trousers that star ... g of games within a specific geographical area. Y Yellow card The card show
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
s of the high tackle, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red car ... t, with no regard to the player’s safety, bears all the hallmarks of an action which should result in a red card or a yellow card being seriously considered. Referees and Citing Commissioners should not mak
Enforcement of current Law - October 2018
s the risk of receiving a yellow or red card Head contact and cleanouts around the neck mus
Enforcement of current Law - May 2015
d, the offending player runs the risk of receiving a yellow or red card Cleanouts around the nec ... y on Penalty only - Fair challenge with wrong timing - no pulling down Yellow card – Not a fair challenge, there is no contest and the player is pulled down landing on their back or side Red card – It’
Laws app - what's new
p; August 2025 Law Application Guideline on the implementation of the 20 minute red car ... w-in is taken Global Law Trial texts around 20min red card replacements (all languages) Clarificatio ... d into full law (the GLT designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wording ... g the app for first time, and for content updates for existing users January 2025 New ap
Head Contact Process - March 2021
e is always entitled to issue a red or yellow card for anything deemed to be reckless or dangerou ... l head clash between white 15 and red 14 - both competing for the ball at the same height The ‘powe ... l the hard points, bouncing off red 8’s low tackle There needs to be an understandin
Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019
s entitled to issue a red or yellow card for anything that they deem to be reckless or dangerou ... s by distinguishing between dangerous tackles that warrant a penalty, yellow card or red card. The framewor ... s RED CARD Shoulder charge (no arms tackle) to the head or neck of the ball carrie ... n is not applied YELLOW CARD Any red card offence where mitigation is applie
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
d Temporary suspension Yellow carded Permanent exclusion Red carded Knock-on Knoc
2026-07 Law updates
At World Rugby's Council meeting on 17 June 2026 , four of the older Global Law Trials were approved to be moved into full law. The newer law trials remain in play for another season at when they will be reviewed. Therefore the brake foot (for all), and elite rugby water carrier restrictions, 20min red card replacement and the role of the TMO have now become full law from 1 July. &nbs
2025-01 - Global Law Trials
g were not approved for progression One stop maul Mark from a kick off/restart 20 minute red card replacement - decision deferred to 2025 The following are the new law wordings whic ... l laws content . Timings Rationale: Shorter stoppages in play Conversio
3 Team
h injury, or by a yellow or red card, the referee enquires at the next scrum whether the team ca ... d a qualifying red card, after 20 minutes playing time has elapsed. (Elite rugby only). Rollin ... d scrums. 3.15 Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow card or injury must be playe ... w player is shown a yellow card, and the team cannot continue with contested scrums with players alread
9 Foul play
y. 9.30 When a player is being sent off, the referee will show that player a red card and the playe ... Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow car ... w card to the guilty player(s). Dangerous play 9.11 Players must not do anything that is reckles ... e to stop play. Sanction: Penalty. Yellow and red cards 9.29 When a player is being cautione
Uncontested Scrums - March 2020
See also: 2025 Law Application Guideline on 20 minute red card Law 3: Team 13. Scrums will become uncontested if either team cannot field a suitably trained front row or if the referee so orders. 15. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, temporary suspension or injury mus ... p; 2025 update factoring in introduction of 20minute red card replacement scenarios Scenario
Tag Rugby
b) The referee may send off (red card) a player and dismiss that player for the remainder of the gam ... d be ordered, must be sent-off (red card). (c) All players must respect the authority of the refere ... n: Penalty kick at the place of infringement or where play would have restarted 10.2 Yellow and red card
Head Contact Process - Shoulder charge
Video clips 1 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a leading shoulder - mitigation should not be considered 2 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a tucked arm - mitigation should not be considered
Head Contact Process - Dangerous cleanout
g to wrap 2 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a swinging arm 3 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger and the arriving player had time to readjust his height 4 Red card - direct neck contact with a high degree of danger, high speed and a leading shoulder 5 Yellow card - high speed and direct contact but mitigation as there was no tim
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
Head Contact Process - Head on head
1 No sanction - no fault of the player - involuntary collision and the tackler had no time to readjust 2 Red card - head to head contact with a high degree of danger, no control, high speed and a leading head 3 Red card - head to head contact with a high degree of danger, no control, high spee ... e of direction by the ball carrier 5 Yellow card - head to head contact but mitigation as the ball carrie
Clarification 3-2016
o: Scenario – Red No.3 (TH) is injured and replaced by No.18 (declared TH cover). No.18 then gets injured as a direct result of foul play. No.18 can be replaced but Red has no recognized TH on the benc ... n the Red team now continue for the remainder of the game, however long it may be, with 15 players – du ... o the Red team can continue with 15 players. The new clause to 3.14 was added so as to not disadvantag
Head Contact Process - High tackle
3 Penalty - indirect head contact with no force and no speed 4 Yellow card - direct head contact but very low force 5 Red card - direct head contact with a high degree of danger, no control and high spee ... n as there is a sudden drop in height by the ball carrier 7 Yellow card - direct head contact but mitigatio
Clarification 4-2011
r A from the red team runs towards the blue team’s dead ball line. Opponent B approaches A fro ... l-carrier A from the red team runs towards the blue team’s dead ball line. Opponent B approaches A fro ... l and the ball travels towards the red team’s goal line. (We often see this either ruled play or a knoc
Clarification 1-2026
s following a red card/citing. In simple terms, the majority of offences which lead to red cards in these areas should be considered 9.20a offences. To have met the red card threshold, they usuall ... d contact which meets the red card threshold, should it be sanctioned under 9.20b. ( Example here ) La
Clarification 3-2011
t half. The ball is kicked by black 9, touched in flight by red 11, then played by red 5. Then black 2, who is within the 10m of where the ball was played by red 5, attempts to dive on the ball. Sinc ... g to current Law this should be a PK to red. Can the IRB clarify in which scenarios this La
Clarification 1-2014
k-on occurred? A ball carrier from team red runs with the ball in the direction of team blue goal lin ... t on the ball was that of the defender before it went forward. Is this a knock on by player re
Clarification 6-2006
e of tackle the referee has three options available: penalty only, penalty and yellow card, penalty and red card.
Clarification 5-2014
t then a red card issued to a player whilst he is acting as a temporary replacement potentially prevents tw