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		<title>IRB Law Book 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/updates/irb-law-book-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download the IRB Laws of the Game 2012, including under 19 variations, sevens and referee signals.

 
 
  
   IRB Law Book 2012
   IRB_Laws_2012_EN(2)(2).pdf
   Version: 2012
   
  
  
  Download the Laws of the Game, including under 19 variations, sevens and referee signals.
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		<title>SCRRS Process for Red Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/articles/scrrs-process-for-red-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/articles/scrrs-process-for-red-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disciplinary Actions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; your creditability is at stake.


2. [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/law-10-foul-play/10-6-yellow-and-red-cards/' rel='bookmark' title='10.6 Yellow and Red Cards'>10.6 Yellow and Red Cards</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/video-clips/how-to-report-a-yellow-or-red-card/' rel='bookmark' title='How to Report a Yellow or Red Card'>How to Report a Yellow or Red Card</a></li>
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		<title>Charging into the ruck</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/charging-into-the-ruck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/charging-into-the-ruck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law 10: Foul Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law 16: Ruck]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.
Law text
16.2 JOINING A RUCK
(b) A player joining a ruck must bind on a team-mate or an opponent, [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/law-16-ruck/16-5-offside-at-the-ruck/' rel='bookmark' title='16.5 Offside at the Ruck'>16.5 Offside at the Ruck</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/video-clips/video-example-dangerous-ruck-entry/' rel='bookmark' title='Video Example &#8211; Dangerous Ruck Entry'>Video Example &#8211; Dangerous Ruck Entry</a></li>
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		<title>Clarification on Allowable Cleat Patterns</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/articles/clarification-on-allowable-cleat-patterns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/articles/clarification-on-allowable-cleat-patterns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law 4: Players' Clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has recently become apparent there is some confusion in the US on the application of Law 4.4 (i):

A player must not wear a single stud at the toe of the boot.
I have heard reports of referees requiring that players cut a toe stud off molded rubber soles. This is not a requirement in Law. [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/articles/study-the-boot-toe-studs/' rel='bookmark' title='Study the Boot: Toe Studs'>Study the Boot: Toe Studs</a></li>
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		<title>IRB Ruling: Law 15.6 (c) the Tackle</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/irb-ruling-law-15-6-c-the-tackle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/irb-ruling-law-15-6-c-the-tackle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

We are of the firm opinion that 15.6(c) does not reflect accurately these Rulings:

 The Rulings clearly deal [...]
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		<title>IRB Ruling: Time at end of half</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/irb-ruling-100311-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/irb-ruling-100311-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WRU request a Ruling related to time at the end of a match:
The request for a Ruling arises from the ending of two recent international matches and is in relation to the way a restart takes place following the referee’s communication that it is to be the “last play” of the match.

If the ball [...]
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		<title>USA Rugby Review: Ball Out</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-ball-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-ball-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video reflects when the ball is out, at rucks. There are many scenarios, and clarification at rucks. This is by no means a judgment on the referees, but purely a tool to assist referees in consistency at this phase, in USA Rugby. This standard should be applied in the RSL 2010.
Watch the video on [...]
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		<title>USA Rugby Review: The Scrum</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-the-scrum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-the-scrum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video reflects Scrum issues. There are many scenarios, and clarification regarding the engagement, feeding and scrummaging. This is by no means a judgment on the referees, but purely a tool to assist referees in consistency at the scrum, in USA Rugby. This standard should be applied in the RSL 2010.
Watch the video on USA [...]
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		<title>USA Rugby Review: The Tackle</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-the-tackle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irb-rulings/usa-rugby-review-the-tackle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video below reflects how referees are to approach the tackle. There are many scenarios, and clarification regarding players clearing tacklers/tackled players. This is by no means a judgment on the referee in this game as it is from 2008, but purely a tool to assist referees in consistency at the tackle, in USA Rugby. [...]
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		<title>Technical Zone Protocol &#8211; the water-carrying coach is not allowed to roam</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/updates/technical-zone-protocol/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/updates/technical-zone-protocol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Rugby Board has produced a slightly changed  protocol for the technical zone, the area where non-playing team  officials must be if they are within the playing enclosure.

The only change is to 2.a. The protocol now specifies that the head  coach is not allowed to run onto the field with water. [...]
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		<title>About the Game</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/about-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/about-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRB Rugby Laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The object of the game is that two teams of fifteen or seven players each, observing fair play according to the laws and sporting spirit, should by carrying, passing, kicking and grounding the ball, score as many points as possible, the team scoring the greater number of points being the winner of the match.

The laws [...]
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		<title>Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRB Rugby Laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Game which started out as a simple pastime has been transformed into a global network around which vast stadia have been built, an intricate administrative structure created and complex strategies devised. Rugby Union, in common with any activity which attracts the interest and enthusiasm of all kinds of people, has many sides and faces.

Apart [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/principles-of-the-laws/' rel='bookmark' title='Principles of the Laws'>Principles of the Laws</a></li>
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		<title>Principles of the Game</title>
		<link>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/principles-of-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.scrrs.net/irblaws/principles-of-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IRB Laws</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IRB Rugby Laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conduct
The legend of William Webb Ellis, who is credited with first picking up the football and running with it, has doggedly survived the countless revisionist theories since that day at Rugby School in 1823. That the Game should have its origins in an act of spirited defiance is somehow appropriate.

At first glance it is difficult [...]
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		<title>Principles of the Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The principles upon which the Laws of the Game are based are:
A Sport For All
The Laws provide players of different physiques, skills, genders and ages with the opportunity to participate at their levels of ability in a controlled, competitive and enjoyable environment. It is incumbent upon all who play Rugby to have a thorough knowledge [...]
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		<title>Law 1: The Ground &#8211; Definitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ground is the total area shown on the plan. The Ground includes:
The Field of play is the area (as shown on the plan) between the goal lines and the touchlines. These lines are not part of the field of play.

The Playing Area is the field of play and the in-goal areas (as shown on [...]
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		<title>1.1 Surface of the Playing Enclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(a) Requirement. The surface must be safe to play on at all times.
(b) Type of surface. The surface should be grass but may also be sand, clay, snow or artificial grass. The game may be played on snow, provided the snow and underlying surface are safe to play on. It shall not be a permanently [...]
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		<title>1.2 Required Dimensions for the Playing Enclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(a) Dimensions. The field of play does not exceed 100 metres in length and 70 metres in width. Each in-goal does not exceed 22 metres in length and 70 metres in width.

(b) The length and breadth of the playing area are to be as near as possible to the dimensions indicated. All the areas are [...]
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		<title>1.3 Lines on the Playing Enclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(a) Solid Lines
The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines, both of which are outside the in-goal areas;

The goal lines, which are within the in-goal areas but outside the field of play;
The 22-metre lines; which are parallel to the goal lines
The half way line which is parallel to the goal lines; and
The touchlines which are outside [...]
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		<title>1.4 Dimensions for Goal Posts and Crossbar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(a) The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres.
(b) The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground.

(c) The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres.
(d) When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line [...]
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		<title>1.5 Flag Posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(a) There are 14 flag posts with flags, each with a minimum height of 1.2 metres above the ground.
(b) Flag posts must be positioned at the intersection of touch-in-goal lines and the goal lines and at the intersection of the touch-in-goal lines and the dead ball lines. These eight flag posts are outside the in-goal [...]
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