Try

1

• Try
• Scoring

2
The Object of the Game

• Is to score more points than the opposition
• Teams can score points in four ways, but what are
  their values?
• Try
• 4 points
• Goal
• 2 points
• Penalty Goal
• 2 points
• Drop Goal
• 1 point

3
How can a Try be Scored?

• In groups name the five ways a try can be scored
• Player grounds the ball
• Penalty try
• Sliding try
• Simultaneous grounding by an attacker and
  defender
• Play affected by the Referee, TJ or a Spectator

4
Awarding the Try

• Where would you award the try in each situation?
• Players grounds the ball
• Where the ball is grounded
• Penalty try
• Between the posts
• Sliding try
• Where the ball first crossed the line
• Simultaneous grounding by an attacker and
  defender
• Where the ball is grounded
• Play affected by the Referee, TJ or a Spectator
• Where contact was made

5
The Duties of the Referee

• What are the Referees duties at a try?
• Look at both touch judges
• Talk to Touch judges if they wish to give input
• Be in the best position
• Observe the grounding of the ball
• Look confident
• Award the try with a clear signal
• The referee is the sole judge when awarding a try

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The Duties of a Touch Judge

• What are the Touch Judges duties at a try?
• Be in the best position
• Observe the grounding of the ball
• Look confident
• Be clear if standing off the flag, standing on
  the flag or running through
• If giving a report to the referee be concise
• What have you seen
• Where it took place
• Does the referee need any players numbers

7
Positions at a Try

• Where should we position ourselves to see the
  ball being grounded?

What if as a Touch Judge you want to report
something to the referee?
Where would you stand when awarding a try?
What if, as a touch judge you dont see the
grounding?
TJ
TJ
TJ
TJ
Ref
Ref
Ref
Ref
TJ
TJ
TJ
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Where are Trys awarded?
Penalty Try
Ref, TJ or Spectator Affects Play
Ref
Ref
9
Points of Play

• A player in trying to score a try is held up on
  the 3rd tackle in-goal, what is your decision as
  the referee?
• 4th tackle, 10metres from the try line.
• A player places the ball against the post in the
  field of play and claims a try, what is your
  decision as the referee?
• No try, play on
• An attacking player grounds the ball in the
  oppositions in-goal and a tackling player is
  touching the dead ball line, decision?
• Try
• An attacking player dives for the line but
  because of defenders trying to tackle the player
  you dont see the ball grounded, decision?
• Try

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Points of Play

• A player in trying to score a try is held up on
  the 5th tackle in-goal, what is your decision?
• Handover, 10metres from the try line.
• While trying to score a try a player drops the
  ball in-goal, but the referee misses it, as a
  touch judge what do you do?
• Stand off the flag and report it to the referee
• As a touch judge you dont see the grounding of
  the ball but youre happy with everything else,
  what do you do?
• Stand on the flag
• When certain to score a player has the ball
  stolen at the last minute, what is you decision?
• Penalty Try, awarded between the posts

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Summary

• A try can be scored by placing the ball on the
  try line or in the in-goal area
• The try scorer must not touch any part or the
  flag or in-goal lines before or during a try
• Always be in the best position
• As a referee acknowledge your touch judges
• Be clear and confident when awarding a try.