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WorksheetsRugby 8 - Laws
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
If a “knock-on” occurs, the referee will award:
A scrum to the team that knocked on
A scrum to the team that didn’t knock on
A free-kick to the team that didn’t knock on
A tap-restart to the team that knocked on
If the ball doesn’t travel 10m from a kick-off, the referee will:
Award a scrum to the receiving team
Award a lineout to the receiving team
Ask the receiving team if they would like a scrum or another kick-off
Ask the kicking team to take the kick-off again
A yellow card means:
A warning
Sent off for 7 minutes
Sent off for 10 minutes
Sent off for 15 minutes
A Red Card means:
Sent off for the rest of the half
Sent off for the rest of the game
You cannot play again for the rest of the month
You have concussion and cannot continue to play
A player is offside if:
they are in front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball
they are behind a team-mate who is carrying the ball
they are in front of the referee
If the ball is played or taken into in-goal by an attacking player and is made dead by an opponent, play is restarted with:
A scrum from where the ball was kicked
A 22-metre scrum
A 22-metre drop-out
A lineout
Tacklers must:
Immediately release the ball and the ball-carrier, and move away from the tackled player and the ball
Be on their feet before attempting to play the ball
Allow the tackled player to release or play the ball
All of the above
The offside line from a lineout is:
5m
7m
10m
15m
A ruck is formed when:
at least one player is on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground
at least two players from each team are in contact, on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground
the player is tackled to the ground and places the ball back towards his team-mates
at least one player from each team are in contact, on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground
A maul is formed when:
one player from each team are bound together and on their feet
the ball-carrier and one player from his team are bound together and on their feet
the ball-carrier and one player from the opposite team are bound together and on their feet
the ball-carrier and at least one player from each team are all bound together and on their feet
