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LAWS 1-6

Week 1 Chris Wratt chriswratt@hotmail.com. LAWS 1-6. Law 1-6. The Ground The Ball Number of Players Clothing Time Match Officials. Ground. Field of Play Field not including the In Goal Playing Area Field + In Goal Playing Enclosure Playing Area + 5m Around It The 22

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LAWS 1-6

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  1. Week 1 Chris Wratt chriswratt@hotmail.com LAWS 1-6

  2. Law 1-6 • The Ground • The Ball • Number of Players • Clothing • Time • Match Officials

  3. Ground • Field of Play • Field not including the In Goal • Playing Area • Field + In Goal • Playing Enclosure • Playing Area + 5m Around It • The 22 • Between Goal line and 22m Line

  4. FIELD OF PLAY 22m 22m 22m 22m Excluding the goal lines and touch lines

  5. PLAYING AREA 22m 22m 22m 22m Excluding the touch lines, touch in goal and dead ball

  6. PLAYING ENCLOSURE 22m 22m 22m 22m Not less than 5 metres (where practicable)

  7. PERIMETER AREA 22m 22m 22m 22m Not less than 5 metres (where practicable)

  8. THE 22 22m 22m 22m 22m Including the 22m line, but excluding the goal line

  9. In Goal 22m 22m 22m 22m Including the goal line, but excluding the dead ball and touch in goal lines

  10. Objections to Ground • If either team objects to the ground or the way it is marked, must tell referee: • BEFORE THE GAME • Referee will attempt to resolve the objection and must not start the game if any part of the ground is considered dangerous

  11. Law 3 Number of Players Definitions • Temporary Replacement • A Player who temporarily replaces a teammate who leaves the field for blood • OR replaces a front rower who has been sin binned or to get a mouth guard • Permanent Replacement • A Player who replaces an injured teammate • OR front rower who has been sent off

  12. Replacements • Permanent Replacement • If a player is injured and permanently replaced that player must not return to the match • Decision • National Representative game • Doctor • Other game • Medically trained person • OR referee • If in the referee’s opinion the players is too injured to continue we may order them from the field

  13. TemporaryReplacement • Player may be temporarily replaced to have bleeding controlled/open wound covered • Blood player must return within 15 minutes (actual time) or cannot return at all • If temporary replacement is injured they can be replaced • If the temporary replacement is sent off the blood player may not return • If the temporary replacement is sin binned the blood player may not return until the 10 minutes is up

  14. Substitutes • Can only be used as a substitute once • However can replace: • An injured player permanently or a blood player temporarily or permanently • A Front Row player who is injured, sin binned or sent off

  15. Objections to numbers • Anytime a team may object to the number of players on the field • If there are too many the referee orders captain to remove player/s • PK to opposition at where play would restart • NO CHANGE IN SCORE

  16. Front rowers Nominated Players Front Rowers 20 or less 3 21 4 22 5 • If a Front Rower is sent off, sin binned, injured or leaves the field to obtain a mouth guard and there aren’t any more suitably trained Front Rowers from that team then uncontested scrums will be ordered

  17. Front rowers continued • However if another front row player is able to be substituted in (ie a prop who can’t play hooker or vice versa) they must be, before any other player • Uncontested scrums the same except no pushing and the team that puts the ball in must win the ball (No 8 can pick and go) • After sin bin or mouth guard obtaining player returns to the field the player who replaced them leaves and is free to rejoin the match at any time

  18. Players wishing to rejoin play • If a player leaves to attend to an injury or to have bleeding controlled the player must not return until the referee permits and the ball is dead • If a player returns without the referee’s permission and the referee believes the player did so to help his team or obstruct the opposition • PK where play would restart

  19. Law 4 Clothing • Mouth guard • If a player is sent from the field to obtain a mouth guard, they can not be replaced for 10 minutes. After that 10 minutes they may be permanently replaced and cannot return • EXCEPTION - if they are a Front Row player and they are wearing a mouth guard

  20. Clothing • If a Referee/AR during inspection before the match tells a player they are wearing a banned item of clothing and they are found to be wearing that clothing on the field then the player is SENT OFF for misconduct • PK at place where play would be restarted

  21. Clothing • Must not leave the playing area to replace clothing unless bloodstained

  22. Law 5 Time TIME LOST • Injury • Stop time for no more than 1 minute • May allow time to continue while a player is treated on field • Have discretion if serious injury to allow more time

  23. Law 5 Time continued TIME LOST • Replace clothing • When ball is dead allow time to replace badly torn shorts/jersey/boots • Time is allowed to retie a boot lace • Replacement and Substitutions • Time allowed • AR report foul play • Time allowed

  24. Law 5 Time continued • Lost time is made up in that half • Referee has power to stop game at any time if continuing would be dangerous • If time expires and an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the game continues until the next time the ball is dead • If a PK/FK/Mark has not been completed play continues • Time continues for conversion kick • If hot and humid one water break per half of max 1 minute

  25. Law 6 Match Officials • Referee • Assistant Referee • Touch Judge

  26. AR v TJ • AR • Kicks at goal, touch, touch in goal, foul play • Appointed by match organiser • May assist referee as directed by the referee • TJ • Kicks at goal, touch and touch in goal only • Appointed by match organiser or team involved in match

  27. Referee • Before the Match • Toss: Winner chooses direction or to kick off • If the winner chooses the direction, the opposition must kick off • If the winner chooses to kick off the opposition chooses the direction • No ‘we’ll receive’ • No ‘they can kick’

  28. Referee-During Match • Time, score, allow players to enter/leave playing area • Can alter decision only when • AR signals touch • AR signals foul play

  29. Referee-During Match • Consulting others • AR- Duties, Time Keeping, Foul Play • TMO if referee is unsure • Touch down or try being scored, foul play involved or in touch/touch in goal/dead ball • Kicks at goal • Time Keeper • Referee must not consult with anyone else

  30. Referee-During Match • Whistle • Start/End of half, try, touchdown, PK, Foul Play, in touch, unplayable • If blow whistle to stop play for foul play and a player is sin binned or sent off MUST whistle a second time for PK or PT • Blow whistle if dangerous ie scrum collapse/lifted up or serious injury

  31. Referee-During Match • Injury • If play stops for injury when there is no infringement and the ball is not dead. Restart with scrum, team last in possession throw in, if neither team in possession attackers throw in • Definition – Attacking team? • Attacking team – the opponents of the defending team whose half of the ground play is taking place • Therefore possession is irrelevant

  32. Referee – During Match • Ball or ball carrier touches referee and no advantage to either team - Play on • If either team gain an advantage, play restarts with a scrum awarded to the team last in possession • If In Goal and an advantage gained • Attackers in possession - Try where contact • Defenders in possession - Touch down where contact

  33. Referee – During Match • Ball In Goal touched by a non-player • Referee judges what would have happened next and awards a try or touchdown • If a player is sent off/sin binned the referee must fill out a report

  34. AR/TJ-Before the Match • Referee has control over both AR/TJs may overrule their decisions • If a AR/TJ is not up to standard the referee can order them to be replaced • If AR/TJ is guilty of misconduct referee can send him off and fill out a report

  35. AR - During Match • In touch except when judging kicks at goal • May enter playing area to report foul play may only do this at next stoppage

  36. AR - During Match • Raise the flag when ball in touch • When ball is thrown in lower flag • EXCEPT: • When wrong team throw in • When thrower puts foot in field of play • At a quick throw in, when the ball is replaced by another, or if the ball is touched by anyone else other than the thrower

  37. AR - During Match • It is for the referee and not the AR/TJ to decide whether the ball was thrown in at the correct place • AR must write a report if because of a AR report a player is sent off or sin binned

  38. Quiz • Under what circumstances may the referee allow a player to leave the playing area to replace a jersey? • After a knock on the referee awards a scrum then notices that time is up. Must the referee allow the scrum to take place?

  39. Quiz • During the game the referee notices that the No8 is not wearing a mouth guard. The player is instructed to leave the field and is unable to return wearing a mouthguard. When may this player be replaced? • Is the playing enclosure the area bounded by the deadball line, touch lines and touch in-goal lines?

  40. Quiz • 5 minutes before half time a serious injury occurs and the referee is advised it will take time to remove the player from the field. The captains ask to take the half time break and make up the time in the second half. May the referee comply with this request?

  41. Quiz Answers • Under what circumstances may the referee allow a player to leave the playing area to replace a jersey? When it is bloodstained • After a knock on the referee awards a scrum then notices that time is up. Must the referee allow the scrum to take place? YES

  42. Quiz Answers • During the game the referee notices that the No8 is not wearing a mouth guard. The player is instructed to leave the field and is unable to return wearing a mouthguard. When may this player be replaced? 10 minutes • Is the playing enclosure the area bounded by the deadball line, touch lines and touch in-goal lines? NO (Playing Area)

  43. Quiz Answers • 5 minutes before half time a serious injury occurs and the referee is advised it will take time to remove the player from the field. The captains ask to take the half time break and make up the time in the second half. May the referee comply with this request? NO

  44. QUIZ 2 • A lock is injured and cannot play on. May a player who has been substituted early in the game permanently replace the injured lock? • May a player be used as a substitute more than once? • An Injured player leaves the field and is not replaced. May this player return to the game while the ball is in play?

  45. QUIZ 2 • After full time has expired in a match, the referee blows the whistle for held up in goal. Should full time be called? • Must the touch judge lower the flag • If the ball is thrown in by the wrong team • If the ball is thrown in from the wrong place • When may a referee alter a decision?

  46. QUIZ 2 • The referee notices a player is not wearing mouthguard and orders the player to leave the field to get one. May this player be immediately replaced while getting the mouth guard? • What is the maximum time allowed for treatment of an open wound if the player wishes to return to the match?

  47. QUIZ 2 Answers • A lock is injured and cannot play on. May a player who has been substitued early in the game permanently replace the injured lock? • YES • May a player be used as a substitute more than once? • NO

  48. QUIZ 2 Answers • An Injured player leaves the field and is not replaced. May this player return to the game while the ball is in play? NO • After full time has expired in a match, the referee blows the whistle foe held up in goal. Should full time be called? YES

  49. QUIZ Answers • Must the touch judge lower the flag • If the ball is thrown in by the wrong team NO • If the ball is thrown in from the wrong place YES • When may a referee alter a decision? TJ reports foul play TJ signals touch

  50. QUIZ 2 Answers • The referee notices a player is not wearing mouthguard and orders the player to leave the field to get one. May this player be immediately replaced while getting the mouth guard? NO • What is the maximum time allowed for treatment of an open wound if the player wishes to return to the match? 15 min

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