Articles in the IRB Rugby Laws Category

IRB Law Book 2012

Posted by RefsFromChair on January 25th, 2012

Download the IRB Laws of the Game 2012, including under 19 variations, sevens and referee signals.

IRB Law Book 2012
IRB Law Book 2012
IRB_Laws_2012_EN(2)(2).pdf
Version: 2012
4.6 MiB
967 Downloads
Details...

Read More →

SCRRS Process for Red Cards

Posted by Website Adminstration Team on January 8th, 2011

By Steve Vent
SCRFU disciplinary committee chairman

During the match

1. Witness the red card infraction. Keep in mind that this is a serious matter, and if you do not actually witness the incident or get the word from your assistant referee as to what happened, do not issue a red card – your creditability is at stake.

Read More →

Charging into the ruck

Posted by IRB Laws on January 3rd, 2011

Players entering a ruck must do so in accordance with the Laws of the Game. Referees are reminded that appropriate binding is a requirement, and charging into a ruck is dangerous play and must be penalised as such. Read More →

Clarification on Allowable Cleat Patterns

Posted by RefsFromChair on September 15th, 2010

It has recently become apparent there is some confusion in the US on the application of Law 4.4 (i):

Read More →

IRB Ruling: Law 15.6 (c) the Tackle

Posted by IRB Laws on March 11th, 2010

The IRFU request a Ruling related to Law 15.6 (c) as follows:

“Law 15.6(c) was introduced in 2009, and the stated purpose was to write into Law Ruling No. 13 of 2003, and Nos. 3 and 8 of 2004.

Read More →