2.7 Smaller Balls
Balls of different sizes may be used for matches between young players.
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Law 3: Number of Players – The Team – Definitions
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009A Team. A team consists of fifteen players who start the match plus any authorised replacements and/or substitutes.
3.1 Maximum Number of Players On The Playing Area
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009Maximum: each team must have no more than fifteen players on the playing area.
3.2 Team With More Than The Permitted Number of Players
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009Objection: at any time before or during a match a team may make an objection to the referee about the number of players in their opponents’ team. As soon as the referee knows that a team has too many players, the referee must order the captain of that team to reduce the number appropriately. The score at the time of the objection remains unaltered.
Penalty: Penalty at the place where the game would restart.
3.3 When There Are Fewer Than Fifteen Players
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009A Union may authorise matches to be played with fewer than fifteen players in each team. When that happens, all the Laws of the Game apply except that each team must have at least five players in the scrum at all times.
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