Articles in the IRB Rugby Laws Category
1.1 Surface of the Playing Enclosure
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(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 hard surface such as concrete or asphalt. In the case of artificial grass surfaces, they must conform to IRB Regulation 22.
1.2 Required Dimensions for the Playing Enclosure
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(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.
1.3 Lines on the Playing Enclosure
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(a) Solid Lines
The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines, both of which are outside the in-goal areas;
1.4 Dimensions for Goal Posts and Crossbar
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(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.
1.5 Flag Posts
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(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 area and do not form part of the playing area.
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