{"id":5923,"date":"2014-12-04T20:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T02:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasrugbyunion.com\/?p=5923"},"modified":"2015-08-19T19:04:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T19:04:40","slug":"world-rugby-law-clarifications-2014-7-8-and-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texasrugbyref.com\/2014\/12\/04\/world-rugby-law-clarifications-2014-7-8-and-9\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby Law Clarifications 2014 &#8211; 7, 8 and 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Regional and Local Referee Leaders,<\/p>\n<p>Three Clarifications are attached:<\/p>\n<p># 7 addresses a player at the back of a scrum picking up the ball with their feet and \u201cbunny hopping\u201d \u2013 ILLEGAL.<\/p>\n<p># 8 addresses a drop out that goes all the way to the opponent\u2019s in-goal area and asks if there are Variations in 7s similar to those for the kickoff \u2013 NO THERE ARE NOT.<\/p>\n<p># 9 asks about an attempted drop goal after a scrum that was chosen in lieu of a free kick (and then goes through the in-goal area) \u2013 TREAT AS A KICK IN GENERAL PLAY AND OFFER OPTIONS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrugbyunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141127-CL-World-Rugby-Clarification-in-Law-7-2014-SCRUM-picking-up-with-legs.pdf\">141127 CL World Rugby Clarification in Law 7 2014 SCRUM &#8211; picking up with legs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrugbyunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141127-CL-World-Rugby-Clarification-in-Law-8-2014-DROP-OUT-7s-Variations.pdf\">141127 CL World Rugby Clarification in Law 8 2014 DROP OUT 7s Variations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrugbyunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141127-CL-World-Rugby-Clarification-in-Law-9-2014-DROP-GOAL-ATTEMPT-FROM-FREE-KICK.pdf\">141127 CL World Rugby Clarification in Law 9 2014 DROP GOAL ATTEMPT FROM FREE KICK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is really nothing surprising in any of them, but please circulate to the societies and referees in your area, as well as the Unions, conferences and teams.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p>Peter Watson<br \/>\nChair, Law Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Regional and Local Referee Leaders, Three Clarifications are attached: # 7 addresses a player at the back of a scrum picking up the ball with their feet and \u201cbunny hopping\u201d \u2013 ILLEGAL. # 8 addresses a drop out that goes all the way to the opponent\u2019s in-goal area and asks if there are Variations &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"World Rugby Law Clarifications 2014 &#8211; 7, 8 and 9\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/texasrugbyref.com\/2014\/12\/04\/world-rugby-law-clarifications-2014-7-8-and-9\/#more-5923\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Rugby Law Clarifications 2014 &#8211; 7, 8 and 9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12,28,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Rugby Law Clarifications 2014 - 7, 8 and 9 - Texas Rugby Referee Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/texasrugbyref.com\/2014\/12\/04\/world-rugby-law-clarifications-2014-7-8-and-9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Rugby Law Clarifications 2014 - 7, 8 and 9 - Texas Rugby Referee Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear Regional and Local Referee Leaders, Three Clarifications are attached: # 7 addresses a player at the back of a scrum picking up the ball with their feet and \u201cbunny hopping\u201d \u2013 ILLEGAL. # 8 addresses a drop out that goes all the way to the opponent\u2019s in-goal area and asks if there are Variations ... 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