19.2 Quick Throw-In
(a) A player may take a quick throw-in without waiting for a lineout to form.
(b) For a quick throw-in, the player may be anywhere outside the field of play between the place where the ball went into touch and the player’s goal line.
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19.3 Other Throw Ins
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009On all other occasions, the throw-in is taken where the ball went into touch.
19.4 Who Throws In
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009The throw-in is taken by an opponent of the player who last held or touched the ball before it went into touch. When there is doubt, the attacking team takes the throw-in.
19.5 Player with Foot in Touch
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009(a) If a player with one or both feet on or beyond the touch-line (or touch-in-goal line), picks up the ball, which was stationary within the playing area, that player has picked up the ball in the playing area and thereby that player has taken the ball into touch (or touch-in-goal).
19.6 How the Throw-In is Taken
Posted by IRB Laws on July 14th, 2009The player taking the throw-in must stand at the correct place. The player must not step
into the field of play when the ball is thrown. The ball must be thrown straight, so that it
travels at least 5 metres along the line of touch before it first touches the ground or touches or is touched by a player.
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