RFU Referee Education 08-09 Experimental Law Variations
Apr 01, 2015
RFU Referee Education
08-09 Experimental Law Variations
Experimental Law Variations 2008-09
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Experimental Law Variations 2008-09
Dave BroadwellReferee Development Manager
South East Region
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Experimental Law Variations 2008-09
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Ed TurnillReferee Development Officer
South East Region
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Experimental Law Variations 2008-09
This is a presentation on the new laws, not a discussion on the rights, wrongs, merits or otherwise of their introduction
• Start Date 1st August 2008
• Do not forget existing law!
• Must be read/applied in conjunction with existing law
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Law 6 – The Assistant Referee
• A name change for the Touch Judge
• Merely affirms what ‘appointed1’ touch judges are already asked to do by the referee
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1 by match organiser, iRB, RFU, Referee Federation/Society... etc.
Law 17 – The Maul
Current Law applies except
• No longer illegal for head and shoulders to be lower than hips
• Players are able to defend a maul by pulling AN OPPONENT down.
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Law 17 – The Maul
Current Law applies except
• A defender MUST grasp an opposing player anywhere between shoulders & hips and then pull that player to the ground
• If a maul is brought down by any other action, it is regarded as a collapse and therefore illegal and this must be applied rigorously by referees
• Accidental offside/offside
• Present Law must not be ignored, particularly side entry (by either side)
• Key words – “pulled down” (play on), “collapsed” (penalty) and “unsuccessful” (turnover)
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Law 19 – Touch & line-Out
• No gain in ground if ball put back into 22 and then kicked directly into touch
• No restrictions on numbers of either team in lineout
• At formation receiver must stand 2 metres from lineout
• Receiver cannot move until the ball leaves the thrower’s hands
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Law 19 – Touch & Line-Out
Opponent opposite thrower into line
• must stand in area between 5 metre line and touch and 2 metres from the 5 metre line
• cannot move until ball leaves thrower’s hands
• Quick throw can be straight or towards the thrower’s own goal line but must still travel beyond the 5 metre line
• Pre-gripping in line now permitted (allowing for existing Law variations at U15 and below)
• Lifting in line-out now permitted. (not at under 15 or below - exception County matches)
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Law 19 – Touch & line-Out
The lifting of lineout players is now permitted
• Remain conscious of where pre-gripping occurs
• Remain strict on:
• “dummy” jumping by attacking and defending side
• early lift by defenders and attackers
• jumping/stepping into the gap
• management of the throw in
• “Sacking” (ball carrier) still legal
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Law 20 – The Scrum
Current Law applies except
• Offside line 5 metres behind hindmost foot of the scrum
• Defined lines offside lines for scrum half
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Finally... Law 22 - Corner Posts
• No longer touch in goal except when the ball is grounded against the post
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