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These changes are effective as of February 1, 2016 for the Northern Hemisphere,\u00a0this includes all matches played in the TRU or as RRRC league matches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Law 3 \u2013 Number of Players<\/h3>\n

3.5, which addresses the number of players who are capable of playing in the front row,\u00a0and how their number affects the total number of players a team may use has been re-written for better clarity with no substantive changes. The part of this section which\u00a0covers uncontested scrums has been split and now is a separate section (3.6). All the subsequent sections have been re-numbered.<\/p>\n

3.12, which covers substituted players rejoining the match (now re-numbered to 3.14)\u00a0has had one additional condition added. In addition to front row replacement, blood\u00a0injury replacement and (in Elite games with WR permission) temporary replacement for\u00a0Head Injury Assessment, a substituted player may be used to replace a player who was\u00a0injured as a result of Foul Play (as verified by the Match Officials).<\/p>\n

Law 4 \u2013 Player Clothing (Clarification)<\/h3>\n

Player jerseys must have sleeves that extend at least half way from the point of the\u00a0shoulder to the elbow.<\/p>\n

Law 5 \u2013 Time (Clarification)<\/h3>\n

In the last year there were a couple of Clarifications regarding what happens when there\u00a0is a score very close to the end of the half or the game. Those have been incorporated\u00a0into Law [5.7 (g) and (h)]. In essence, if the the conversion kick is taken (or the try\u00a0awarded and the team chooses not to take the conversion per 9.B.2) before time\u00a0expires, the next restart will happen even if time expires between the kick and when the\u00a0players are prepared to restart. And, if a restart is taken under these circumstances\u00a0with time expired, and the kick is taken incorrectly (e.g. not ten, etc.), the referee will\u00a0offer the options in Law 13.<\/p>\n

Law 6 \u2013 The Referee\u2019s Authority<\/h3>\n

6.C, which covers persons coming onto the pitch to treat injured players has been re-written to make distinction between qualified and unqualified medical staff. Sub-sections 2 and 3 have been combined into one.<\/p>\n

Law 8 \u2013 Advantage<\/h3>\n

The section listing situations where advantage cannot be played (8.3) has seen collapsed\u00a0scrums removed. The referee now has the option of playing advantage if he feels\u00a0players are not endangered. The referee DOES NOT have the option of playing advantage if\u00a0the front row is lifted.<\/p>\n

Law 9 \u2013 Scoring<\/h3>\n

In the 7s Variations, the time the kicker has to take the conversion after a try is now\u00a0thirty seconds from the time the try is awarded.<\/p>\n

Law 10 \u2013 Foul Play<\/h3>\n

Unfair Play \u2013 10.2. A new provision has been added. \u201cA player must not commit any act\u00a0that may lead the match officials to consider that that player was subject to foul play or\u00a0any other type of infringement committed by an opponent.\u201d Penalty Kick\u00a0Section 10.3 (b) \u2013 Repeated Infringements. The last sentence has been removed. The\u00a0referee is no longer constrained in how a second repeat offender is handled.<\/p>\n

Law 12 \u2013 Throw Forward<\/h3>\n

The definition has been slightly re-written for clarity with regard to \u201ctowards the dead\u00a0ball line.\u201d\u00a0The definition has also been augmented to include the Clarifications regarding balls\u00a0being knocked or ripped out of the ball carrier\u2019s hands by a defender.<\/p>\n

Law 17 \u2013 Maul<\/h3>\n

This isn\u2019t a Law change, but rather some guidance on the application. The ball in a maul\u00a0may be moved backwards hand-to-hand. A player is not allowed to move\/slide to the\u00a0back of the maul when that player is in possession of the ball.<\/p>\n

Law 19 \u2013 Lineout<\/h3>\n

19.4 (b), which addresses the ball being knocked-on into touch has been revised to also\u00a0include thrown-forward into touch (which was already part of 12.1). (Clarification)<\/p>\n

The section addressing blocking the throw-in has been re-written so that it applies to all\u00a0players (not just lineout players). 19.10 (h)<\/p>\n

Law 20 \u2013 Scrum<\/h3>\n

There is now a specific time on the \u201cno delay in forming a scrum\u201d. Free kick after thirty\u00a0seconds. 20.1 (d)<\/p>\n

Front rows coming together has been slightly re-written to require the players be \u201cear\u00a0to ear\u201d. 20.1 (f)<\/p>\n

Ending the scrum now includes a \u201cuse it\u201d provision once the ball is at the last player\u2019s\u00a0feet and is not moving forward. 20.10 (d)<\/p>\n

A scrum that has wheeled past 180 is no longer a turnover. The original team throws in again. 20.11 (b)<\/p>\n

The scrum half of the team not in possession must now stay out of the pocket.\u00a020.12 (c)<\/p>\n

Law 21 \u2013 Penalty and Free Kicks<\/h3>\n

All penalty and free kicks that are awarded close to the goal line are to be given five\u00a0meters out, regardless of the team (no longer just the attacking team\u2019s penalties).\u00a021.2 (a)<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/h2>\n

151007 LRG Minor Law amendment – AGREED[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

151007 LRG Clarifications into Law – AGREED[2]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These changes are effective as of February 1, 2016 for the Northern Hemisphere,\u00a0this includes all matches played in the TRU or as RRRC league matches. Law 3 \u2013 Number of Players 3.5, which addresses the number of players who are capable of playing in the front row,\u00a0and how their number affects the total number of … <\/p>\n

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