Law 712

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Law 7-12

• Week 2
• muirm2_at_lincoln.ac.nz

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Review of Last Week

• The Ground
• The Ball
• Number of Players
• Clothing
• Time
• Match Officials

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Quick Quiz

• A player has left the field to be treated for
  injury. The player returns to the field w/o the
  referees permission. What is the ruling if the
  referee believes
• A) Intentional
• B) Unintentional
• When may objections about the ground be made to
  the referee?

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Quick Quiz

• If a team only has 3 trained front rowers, what
  is the maximum number of players allowed to play
  in the match for that team?
• Should the referee consult with a spectator about
  time without consulting an officially appointed
  TJ?
• Does the playing area include the field of play?

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Quick Quiz

• A player has left the field to be treated for
  injury. The player returns to the field w/o the
  referees permission. What is the ruling if the
  referee believes
• A) Intentional PK
• B) Unintentional SCRUM
• When may objections about the ground be made to
  the referee? Before the game

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Quick Quiz

• If a team only has 3 trained front rowers, what
  is the maximum number of players allowed to play
  in the match for that team?
• 15
• Should the referee consult with a spectator about
  time without consulting an officially appointed
  TJ? NO
• Does the playing area include the field of play?
  YES

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Law 7-12

• 2004
• 27 of exam
• 2005
• 27 of exam
• 2006
• 23 of exam
• Majority is foul play
• Most questions 2005, second in 2004, 5th 2006

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Law 7-12

• Mode of Play
• Advantage
• Method of Scoring
• Foul Play
• Offside and onside
• Knock on and throw forward

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Law 7

• Any player may tackle, hold or push any player
  with the ball

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Law 8 Advantage

• Referee is the sole judge
• 2 types of Advantage
• Tactical
• Freedom to play the ball
• Territorial
• Gain in ground

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When Advtge doesnt apply

• 5 times
• Referee Contact
• Either ball or a player carrying it
• Ball out of tunnel
• Comes out either end w/o being played
• Collapse Scrum
• Wheeled Scrum
• Player lifted in the air in Scrum

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Law 9 Method of Scoring

• Conversion kick
• Must use the same ball unless defective
• Must use an approved kicking tee
• Must take it within 1 min which starts with the
  arrival of the kicking tee
• Even if the ball falls over

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Kickers Team

• Everyone must be behind the ball except the
  placer
• Neither the kicker or placer must do anything to
  mislead the opp. into charging early
• If the kickers team infringe the kick is
  dissallowed

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Ball falling over

• If the ball falls over the kicker is allowed to
  place the ball again within time
• If it falls over after the approach, the opp can
  continue to charge
• If the ball rolls away from the line and still
  kicks it over it stands
• If it rolls into touch the goal is dissallowed

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Opposition Team

• Must retire to goal line and stay there untill
  the kicker begins the approach to kick
• Then they can try and prevent the kick at goal
  BUT must not be physically supported by team
  mates
• Must not shout

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Opposition Team

• If they infringe
• and the kick is over goal stands
• if unsuccessful the kicker may take another kick
  and the opp. Cant charge
• The kicker may go thru all the preparations and
  may change the type of kick

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Special Circumstances

• If after the ball is kicked it touches the ground
  or a teammate the goal is disallowed
• If the ball crosses over the cross bar a goal is
  awarded even if the wind blows it back
• Any player who touches the ball in an attempt to
  stop a penalty goal is illegally touching the
  ball
• PK

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Law 10 Foul Play

• Anything that is against the letter and spirit of
  the game
• Obstruction
• Unfair Play
• Repeated Infringements
• Dangerous Play
• Misconduct

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Obstruction

• Charging When running shoulder to shoulder
  cant charge or push
• Running in front of ball carrier Cant move in
  front of a teammate who has the ball, preventing
  opponents from tackling or the opportunity to
  tackle potential ball carriers
• Blocking the ball must not intentionally stand
  or move to prevent a player from playing the ball
• Flanker must not obstruct the opposing half back

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Unfair Play

• Intentionally Offending A player must not
  intentionally offend the rules
• Note A player who prevents a try being scored
  and a PT awarded must be sin binned
• Time wasting F.K.
• Touch A player mustn't intentionally throw,
  place, knock, the ball into touch or touch in
  goal. PK 15m out

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Repeated Infringement

• Cant repeatedly infringe the laws of the game.
  Its a matter of fact, whether the player
  intended to offend is irrelevant
• Must be strict and consistent in applying this. 3
  times and the player is cautioned and SB.
• Same applies for the team
• Rules may be relaxed for junior matches, where it
  may be lack of skill/law knowledge

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Dangerous Play and Misconduct

• Punch
• Stamping or Trampling
• Kicking
• Tripping
• Late or high tackle
• May not player tackle a player whose feet are off
  the ground
• Play a player without the ball except
  ruck/maul/scrum

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Dangerous Play and Misconduct cont

• Cant charge a player without trying to grasp that
  player
• Mustn't collapse a scrum/ruck/maul
• Mustnt charge into a ruck without binding to a
  player
• Retaliation even if the other player is
  infringing
• Acts contrary to good sportsmanship

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Misconduct while the ball is out of Play

• PK at where play would restart
• If that is within 15m of touch the mark is on the
  15m line
• If play would restart at a 5m scrum the mark is
  at the scrum
• If restart at a 22m, the PK can be taken anywhere
  along the 22m Line
• If anything else happens within the playing
  enclosure not covered by the law PK 15m out from
  touch

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Late Charging the Kicker

• Non-offending team have choice of PK at place of
  infringement or where the ball lands/played
• Place of Infringement If in goal 5m out at
  least 15m in touch
• Where the ball lands at least 15m in from
  touch. If ingoal 5m out and at least 15m out. If
  it hits the posts where it lands

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Foul Play cont

• Cavalry charge and Flying wedge illegal
• If a player has been sinbinned and then the
  player commits another sinbinnable offence within
  the foul play law the player is GONEBURGER

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Offside and Onside

• General Play offside if in front of a team mate
  with the ball or team mate who last played the
  ball
• Liable to PK if the offside player does one of
  three things
• Interferes with play
• Moves forward towards the ball
• Fails to comply with the 10m Law
• Not offside if receive a forward pass

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Actions of a Team-Mate

• Player runs behind the teamate who last played
  the ball
• Ball carrier runs infront of the offside player
• Teamate who was onside when the ball was kicked
  runs past the offside player
• The teammate may be in touch but
• must return to the playing area to put the
• teammate onside

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Team mate back onside
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Actions of Opposition

• Runs 5 m with the ball
• Kicks or passes the ball
• Intentionally touches the ball
• THIS DOESNT COUNT FOR 10m LAW

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Team mate back onside
gt10m
5m
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Team mate back onside
gt10m
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Team mate back onside
gt10m
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10m Law

• Offside player considered to be taking part in
  the game if they are within 10m of an opponent
  waiting to play the ball or where the ball is
  going to land. It is a line not a circle.
• Can be put onside by teammate BUT not the
  opposition
• If the player charges an opponent must blow the
  whistle straight away

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10m Law

• Doesnt matter if the ball hits the posts it is
  where the ball lands.
• A player who is within the 10m and plays the ball
  misfielded by an opponent is penalised.
• Doesnt count in a charge down. As the player
  wasnt waiting to play the ball

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Offside general Play

• If a player is penalised for offside in general
  play the opposition have a choice
• PK at the place of infringement
• Or Scrum at where the opposition last played the
  ball. If that is in goal, scrum is 5m out.
• Penalise the player closest to the opponent
  waiting to play the ball

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Accidental Offside

• If the players team gains no advantage play on.
• If adv. gained scrum.
• If a player knocks on and an offside player next
  plays the ball the player is penalised if doing
  so PREVENTED the opposition gaining advantage.

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Offside when retiring from RMSLO

• Remain offside even when the opposition win
  possession
• Can only be out onside by retiring to the offside
  line
• Teammates cant put the player onside
• Can be put onside by opposing team
• Opponent runs 5m
• Opponents Kicks
• NOT PASSES

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Loitering

• A player cannot loiter offside and prevent the
  opposition from the freedom to play the ball.

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Knock-on/Throwforward

• Occurs when a player losses possession of the
  ball and it goes forward or when a player hits
  the ball forward with the hand or arm and the
  ball touches the ground or another player before
  the original player can catch it
• Forward towards the opposing teams goal line.
• EXCEPT charge down.

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Throw-forward

• When a player throws or passes the ball forward
• If the ball is not thrown forward but it hits a
  player or the ground and bounces forward, this is
  not a throw forward
• Cant intentionally throw forward or knock on.

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Quiz

• An attacker kicks the ball and is driven back 2
  metres. An offside player immediately retires
  behind the place from where the ball was kicked
  and then moves forward to follow up the kick. Is
  this player now on onside?

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Quiz

• A defender in-goal, 5m from touch in goal,
  intentionally knocks the ball over the dead ball
  line as an attacker approaches. Where and how
  does play restart?

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Quiz

• The referee awards a scrum 5m from the touch line
  on the 22m line. As the scrum is forming a
  player verbally abuses the referee. After
  sinbinning the player the referee awards a PK.
  Where should the mark for the PK be made?
• An attacker intentionally knocks the ball
  straight down when stopping a pass between 2
  defenders. Is this a knock on?

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Quiz

• At a scrum the hooker intentionally kicks the
  ball so that it comes back out the tunnel. May
  the referee play advantage?

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Quiz

• An attacker kicks the ball and is driven back 2
  metres. An offside player immediately retires
  behind the place from where the ball was kicked
  and then moves forward to follow up the kick. Is
  this player now on onside?
• NO

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Quiz

• A defender in-goal, 5m from touch in goal,
  intentionally knocks the ball over the dead ball
  line as an attacker approaches. Where and how
  does play restart?
• PK 15m from touch 5m from goal line

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Quiz

• The referee awards a scrum 5m from the touch line
  on the 22m line. As the scrum is forming a
  player verbally abuses the referee. After
  sinbinning the player the referee awards a PK.
  Where should the mark for the PK be made
• 15m from touch on 22m line
• An attacker intentionally knocks the ball
  straight down when stopping a pass between 2
  defenders. Is this a knock on?
• No

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Quiz

• At a scrum the hooker intentionally kicks the
  ball so that it comes back out the tunnel. May
  the referee play advantage?
• YES

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Quiz 2

• A player is offside inside within 10 meters of an
  opponent waiting to play the ball. Does a knock
  on by the opponent put the player onside before
  having retired to the 10m offside line?
• An offside player is 11m from an opponent who
  catches the ball and passes it to a team mate.
  May the player who was offside now advance to
  tackle the opponent with the ball?

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Quiz 2

• After a defender knocks the ball forward it
  touches the referee and the attackers gain an
  advantage. Should the referee allow play to
  continue?
• An attacker, when intercepting a pass,
  intentionally knocks the ball forward before
  regathering and grounding the ball in goal. What
  should the referee rule?

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Quiz 2

• After a drop out has been awarded and attacker
  in-goal punches a defender. Exactly where should
  the PK be awarded?
• At a kick off a player jumps and while supported
  by a team mate catches the ball, and is then
  tackled while still in the air. Should the
  referee penalise for a dangerous?

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Quiz 2

• A player is offside inside within 10 meters of an
  opponent waiting to play the ball. Does a knock
  on by the opponent put the player onside before
  having retired to the 10m offside line? NO
• An offside player is 11m from an opponent who
  catches the ball and passes it to a team mate.
  May the player who was offside now advance to
  tackle the opponent with the ball? YES

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Quiz 2

• After a defender knocks the ball forward it
  touches the referee and the attackers gain an
  advantage. Should the referee allow play to
  continue? NO
• An attacker, when intercepting a pass,
  intentionally knocks the ball forward before
  regathering and grounding the ball in goal. What
  should the referee rule? PK DEFENDERS

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Quiz 2

• After a drop out has been awarded and attacker
  in-goal punches a defender. Exactly where should
  the PK be awarded? ANYWHERE ON 22M
• At a kick off a player jumps and while supported
  by a team mate catches the ball, and is then
  tackled while still in the air. Should the
  referee penalise for a dangerous? YES