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Thanks to Graeme Meyrick for compiling. Want to get in touch to discuss law? Contact meyrick@xtra.co.nz

1. Having signalled foul play, what must the Assistant Referee do prior to the next stoppage in play?

2. Having signalled foul play, when may the Assistant Referee enter the playing area to report the offence to the Referee?

3. The Assistant Referee signals foul play for an incident the referee has not seen. After discussion the player is sent off. Who provides a report to the match organiser?

4. What are the five World Rugby Global Law Trials that are being applied to all three NZ Domestic Competitions (Farah Palmer Cup, Bunnings Warehouse NPC, and Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship) for the 2021 season?

5. What is the New Zealand Rugby innovation relating to Red Card also being applied in the above three Domestic Competitions for the 2021 season?

6. At a lineout the Assistant Referee considers the ball has been thrown-in not straight. Is the Assistant Referee permitted to keep the flag raised?

7. An attacking player with the ball dives and the ball is first grounded on the goal line against the corner flag post. What does the referee rule?

8. The attackers take a lineout quickly, win the ball and pass back to the receiver. An offside defender is still retiring. The receiver passes the ball to a team-mate. Does this pass put the offside player onside?

9. An attacker in possession dives over the goal-line. The ball is trapped between the player’s body and arm but not in the hands. The ball touches the ground. Should the referee award a try?

10. A player dives on the ball in-goal, pressing down on the ball with the neck. Has the ball been grounded?

ANSWERS - WEEK 18

1. A defender carrying the ball in-goal runs behind the referee. An attacker, the referee and ball carrier accidentally collide and all three end up on the ground. The ball spills loose and an attacker grounds the ball. What should the referee rule?

Touch down (Law 6.12) – the referee judges what would have happened next

2. At the toss the winning captain elects to choose an end. Does this team take the kick-off?

No (Law 6.3)

3. May a water carrier enter the playing area during a stoppage in play when there is no injury to any player?

No (Law 6.29a)

4. May the referee stop play at any time?

Yes (Law 6.8b)

5. The referee stops play and awards a penalty – is the ball dead?

No (Law 6.9)

6. When will the referee deem the ball to be dead?

a. The ball is in touch or touch in-goal

b. The ball is grounded in in-goal

c. A conversion has been attempted

d. A try, penalty or dropped goal has been scored

e. The ball or ball-carrier touches the dead-ball line or anything beyond it

f. The ball hits anything above the playing area

(Law 6.9)

7. When may the referee allow time for the following events?

a. Replacement of players

b. Replacing or repairing players’ clothing

c. Re-tying a boot-lace

d. Retrieving the ball

Once the ball is dead (Law 5.6)

8. After a throw in from touch, in what instances must an Assistant Referee or Touch Judge not lower their flag?

i. When the player throwing in puts any part of either foot in the field of play

ii. When the team not entitled to throw in has done so

iii. When, at a quick throw, the ball that went into touch is replaced by another ball or, after it went into touch, it was touched by anyone except the ball-carrier who took it into touch or the player who takes the throw

(Law 6.26c)

9. At a lineout the ball is thrown in from the wrong place. Must the AR or TJ lower their flag?

Yes, it is for the referee, and not the AR or TJ, to decide whether the ball was thrown in from the correct place (Law 6.26d)

10. Are NZDSLVs applicable to Bunnings NPC, Farah Palmer Cup, Heartland Championship, and Ranfurly Shield matches?

Yes, applicable to all levels of New Zealand domestic rugby, as specified under affected laws

Article added: Friday 13 August 2021