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100311 SG IRB Ruling 2, 2010<\/div>\n
To: Secretaries \/ CEOs of Unions and Regional Associations in Membership<\/div>\n
From: David Carrigy, Head of External & Member Relations<\/div>\n
Subject: Law Ruling by Designated Members of Rugby Committee<\/div>\n
Date: March 11, 2010<\/div>\n
Ruling: 2: 2010<\/div>\n
Request from the WRU<\/div>\n
The WRU request a Ruling related to time at the end of a match:<\/div>\n
The request for a Ruling arises from the ending of two recent international<\/div>\n
matches and is in relation to the way a restart takes place following the<\/div>\n
referee\u2019s communication that it is to be the \u201clast play\u201d of the match.<\/div>\n
If the ball is kicked directly out on the full from the restart it should be left to the<\/div>\n
referee\u2019s discretion to decide whether:<\/div>\n
(a) If Law 10.2 (a) Intentionally Offending has occurred<\/div>\n
(b) If Law 13.8 Kick offs\/ Restarts has been fully complied with.<\/div>\n
Observation:<\/div>\n
The Laws relating to Kick Offs\/Restarts for 15-a-side matches would benefit<\/div>\n
immensely from the variation to Law 13.7, 13.8 and 13.9 currently operating for<\/div>\n
seven-a-side rugby, which are quite specific, in that, it is a free kick to the nonoffending<\/div>\n
team should a team infringe the above.<\/div>\n
Ruling of the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee<\/div>\n
The Designated Members have ruled that if there has been a score towards the<\/div>\n
end of the game and there is time for the kick off to take place but time will<\/div>\n
expire immediately after the kick and the kicker:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Does not kick the ball ten metres<\/div>\n
\u2022 Kicks the ball directly into touch<\/div>\n
100309 SG IRB Ruling 1 2010 Page 2 of 2<\/div>\n
\u2022 Kicks the ball dead on or over the opponents touch-in-goal or dead ball<\/div>\n
line<\/div>\n
The referee will offer the non-offending team the options provided by Law 13.7,<\/div>\n
13.8 and 13.9 respectively and the match continues until the ball next becomes<\/div>\n
dead.<\/div>\n
Yours sincerely,<\/div>\n
David Carrigy<\/div>\n
Head of External & Member Relations<\/div>\n

Date:<\/strong> March 11, 2010
\nRuling:<\/strong> 2: 2010
\nRequest from the WRU<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WRU request a Ruling related to time at the end of a match:<\/p>\n

The request for a Ruling arises from the ending of two recent international\u00a0matches and is in relation to the way a restart takes place following the\u00a0referee\u2019s communication that it is to be the \u201clast play\u201d of the match.<\/p>\n

If the ball is kicked directly out on the full from the restart it should be left to the\u00a0referee\u2019s discretion to decide whether:<\/p>\n