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Yellow card
The card is raised in the air to a player to indicate that the player has been cautioned and sent to the sin-bin.
Definitions
g of games within a specific geographical area. Y Yellow card The card show ... 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 ... h a yellow carded player must remain. Stiff-arm tackle An illegal tackle whereby a player use
Implementation of the 20minute red card replacement in elite rugby - August 2025
l play incidents may be referred for off-field review during the 10-minute yellow card period. The official involved is permitted to advise that a sanction be maintained as a yellow card or be upgrade ... d Match Official roles Yellow card 20 min red card replacement Permanent Re ... y and cannot be replaced. If the officials decide that a minimum yellow card threshold is me
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’
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 ... n is not applied YELLOW CARD Any red card offence where mitigation is applie ... n is not applied PENALTY Any yellow card offence where mitigation is applied (as pe
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011
d card or a yellow card being seriously considered. Referees and Citing Commissioners should not mak ... s of the high tackle, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red car
9 Foul play
Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow car ... d and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offence, the player must be sent off. Play restarts with a penalt ... e gives a general caution to the team and if they then repeat the offence, the referee shows a yello
9 Foul play
Sevens 9.29 [Replacement] 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-car ... d and suspended for two minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offence, the player must be sent off.
9 Foul play
10s 9.29 [Replacement] 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-car ... d and suspended for two minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offence, the player must be sent off.
3 Team
d scrums. 3.15 Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow card or injury must be playe ... h injury, or by a yellow or red card, the referee enquires at the next scrum whether the team ca ... w player is shown a yellow card, and the team cannot continue with contested scrums with players alread ... d to return to play as per Law 3.33. 3.31 If the temporary replacement receives a yellow car
2025-02 Law Book and Laws app launched
d Temporary suspension Yellow carded Permanent exclusion Red carded Knock-on Knoc
15 Ruck
r in the yellow jersey on the right-hand side is offside. Joining a ruck 15.5 An arriving player mus
Head Contact Process - March 2021
e is always entitled to issue a red or yellow card for anything deemed to be reckless or dangerou
Law Application Guideline - January 2023
n, and then in determining a sanction. There is no formula for determining a Yellow Card sanctio
XRugby
y player issued with a yellow card leaves the field of play until the next try is score
8 Scoring
n. A player guilty of this must be cautioned and shown a yellow card or sent off. No conversion is attempte
Tag Rugby
n: Penalty kick at the place of infringement or where play would have restarted 10.2 Yellow and red card ... 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
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 - 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
3 Team
0 deleted 3.31 [Replacement] 3.31 If the temporary replacement is shown a yellow car ... 1 If the temporary replacement is shown a yellow card, the replaced player is not permitted to return to the fiel
Head Contact Process - Head on head
e of direction by the ball carrier 5 Yellow card - head to head contact but mitigation as the ball carrie ... 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
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
Clarification 6-2006
e of tackle the referee has three options available: penalty only, penalty and yellow card, penalty and red card.
Clarification 6-2009
r is cautioned and temporarily suspended (yellow card)? 2. The U19 law Variation refers to both team
19 Scrum
e must order uncontested scrums. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow card or injur
Clarification 4-2015
n. Then the referee shows a yellow card to the infringing player. After that, the referee decides the restar