22.2 Picking up the ball
Picking up the ball from the ground is not grounding it. A player may pick up the ball in the in-goal and ground it elsewhere in the in-goal.
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22.3 Ball grounded by an attacking player
Posted by IRB Laws on July 8th, 2009Try. When an attacking player who is onside is first to ground the ball in the opponents’ ingoal, the player scores a try. This applies whether an attacking or a defending player is responsible for the ball being in the in-goal.
22.7 Restarting after a touch down
Posted by IRB Laws on July 8th, 2009(a) When an attacking player sends or carries the ball into the opponents’ in-goal and it becomes dead there, either because a defender grounded it or because it went into touchin-goal or on or over the dead ball line, a drop-out is awarded.
22.6 Scrum or ruck is pushed into In-Goal
Posted by IRB Laws on July 8th, 2009A scrum or ruck can take place only in the field of play. Therefore, if a scrum or ruck is pushed across the goal line, a defending player may legally ground the ball as soon as the ball reaches or crosses the goal line. This results in a touch down.
22.5 Ball grounded by a defending player
Posted by IRB Laws on July 8th, 2009(a) Touch down. When defending players are first to ground the ball in their in-goal, it results in a touch down.
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