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Laws of the Game > Match official signals
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.  

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s within a specific geographical area. Y Yellow card The card shown by the referee to a playe ... d or passed back from a lineout. Red card The card shown by the referee to a player to indicat ... a in the field of play where a scrum may take place. Sent off A player is shown a red card and is permanentl ... n The designated place outside the playing area within which a yellow carded player must remain. Stif

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Enforcement of current Law - October 2018

s the risk of receiving a yellow or red card Head contact and cleanouts around the neck must be penalise

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Enforcement of current Law - May 2015

d, the offending player runs the risk of receiving a yellow or red card Cleanouts around the neck mus ... r 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 his back or side Red card – It’s not a fair challeng

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Decision-making framework for high tackles - May 2019

e of this framework? Under Law 9.11, the referee is always entitled to issue a red or yellow car ... t a penalty, yellow card or red card. The framework also supports protection of the head of bot ... m to the BC’s head or neck, with high degree of danger, and mitigation is not applied YELLOW CAR ... k, with high degree of danger, and mitigation is not applied PENALTY Any yellow card offenc

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Dangerous tackles (high tackles) - February 2011

d 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 make their decision ... e, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red card. An illega

Laws of the Game > Laws by number
9 Foul play

Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow card or be sen ... t the offence, the referee shows a yellow card to the guilty player(s). Dangerous play 9.11 Players mus ... 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. 9.30 When a player is being sent of

Laws of the Game > Variations - 7s, 10s, u19, Game On
9 Foul play

Sevens29 [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-card offenc ... d 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.

Laws of the Game > Variations - 7s, 10s, u19, Game On
9 Foul play

10s29 [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-card offenc ... o 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.

Laws of the Game > Laws by number
3 Team

y start with uncontested scrums. 3.15 Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow car ... g area, whether through injury, or by a yellow or red card, the referee enquires at the next scru ... g the field of play. 3.31 If the temporary replacement receives a yellow card, the replaced playe ... e is any other player permitted to play in the front row. 3.19 If a front-row player is shown a yello

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e Goal line drop-out Try line drop-out Latched Pre-bound Temporary suspension Yellow carde

Laws of the Game > Laws by number
15 Ruck

e runs through the hindmost point of the hindmost player of either team. The player in the yellow jerse

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Head Contact Process - March 2021

d to issue a red or yellow card for anything deemed to be reckless or dangerous. However, this proces

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Law Application Guideline - January 2023

g and gaining possession, and then in determining a sanction. There is no formula for determining a Yellow Car

Laws of the Game > Modified forms - T1, XRugby, Beach, Touch, Tag
XRugby

d with a yellow card leaves the field of play until the next try is scored. Implementation Englan

Laws of the Game > Laws by number
8 Scoring

d, or scored in a more advantageous position. A player guilty of this must be cautioned and shown a yellow card or sent off. No conversion is attempted. Conversion, penalty goal and dropped goal 8.

Laws of the Game > Modified forms - T1, XRugby, Beach, Touch, Tag
Tag Rugby

e of infringement or where play would have restarted 10.2 Yellow and red cards (a) Temporary suspension (si ... d card) a player and dismiss that player for the remainder of the game if they deem the offenc ... t be sent-off (red card). (c) All players must respect the authority of the referee. They must not disput

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
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

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Head Contact Process - High tackle

t 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 dange ... e and mitigation as there is a sudden drop in height by the ball carrier 7 Yellow card - direct hea

Laws of the Game > Variations - 7s, 10s, u19, Game On
3 Team

t is shown a yellow card, the replaced player is not permitted to return to the field of play unti ... y. Replaced by: 3.31 If the temporary replacement is shown a yellow card, the replaced playe

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
Head Contact Process - Head on head

n change of direction by the ball carrier 5 Yellow card - head to head contact but mitigatio ... 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, hig

Laws of the Game > Law application guidelines
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 mitigatio

Laws of the Game > Law Clarifications
Clarification 6-2006

e the referee has three options available: penalty only, penalty and yellow card, penalty and red card.

Laws of the Game > Law Clarifications
Clarification 6-2009

y suspended (yellow card)?2. The U19 law Variation refers to both teams using reduced numbers of player

Laws of the Game > Variations - 7s, 10s, u19, Game On
19 Scrum

r uncontested scrums. Uncontested scrums as a result of a sending off, yellow card or injury must be playe

Laws of the Game > Law Clarifications
Clarification 4-2015

e shows a yellow card to the infringing player. After that, the referee decides the restar