20.3 Binding in the Scrum – Definition

Posted by IRB Laws on July 9th, 2009

When a player binds on a team-mate that player must use the whole arm from hand to shoulder to grasp the team-mate’s body at or below the level of the armpit. Placing only a hand on another player is not satisfactory binding.

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