Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous questions about the game. Click on a question to reveal the answer.

Question 1...
Red 14 is running down the wing with only the opposition fullback to beat. He chips over the fullback, runs around him and the ball comes to rest in the in-goal area. When 14 is just about to ground the ball for a try a spectator kicks the ball over the dead ball line. What do you do?

Award a try. Law 6.A.11. The referee judges what would have happened next and awards a try or touch down at the place where the ball was touched.

Question 2...
Red 14 is running down the wing and as he reaches the opposition 10 metre line a spectator trips him up. What do you do?

Award a scrum to red 5 metres in from touch opposite where the trip took place. Law 20.4 (d). After any other stoppage or irregularity not covered by Law, the team that was moving forward before the stoppage throws in the ball. If neither team was moving forward, the attacking team throws in the ball.

Question 3...
Reds, the attacking side launch a high kick which whilst in the air carries into the opposition in-goal where the opposition full back cleanly catches it and calls for a mark. You correctly award the mark. That team then say "we will scrum instead of kick Sir." What do you do?

You award the scrum. Law 18.6. (a) The team of the player who made the mark may choose to take a scrum. That was the easy bit, where is the scrum taken from? Law 18.6.(b) If the mark is in-goal the scrum is 5 metres from the goal line on a line through the mark, and at least 5 metres from the touchline.