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INTRODUCTION 1. A full team will be required to have a maximum of 6 alternatives. players on the field at one time. For indoor venues a 3. All players must wear clothing that is considered safe. maximum of 5 players will be permitted. A team can Anything considered unsafe or inappropriate by the have no fewer than 3 players on the pitch at any one referee must be removed at the referee’s request. time. The playing time will 4. The object of the game is for the attack (the team in be a 40 minute fixture each week. (2 x 20 minute halves) possession) to score tries. The winning team is the one 2. Prior to kick off the two captains, in the presence of who score the most tries. the referee, will toss a coin. The winning captain can 5. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opponents choose to start with possession or chose ends, in goal area. the other captain will then have the other of the 2.

TAP RESTART 6. The game starts with a tap restart from the middle of leaving the ball on the ground then touching the foot the field by the team choosing to start the game with against it and then picking it up or passing it. possession. A tap restart by the conceding team will 8. The defending team must be back 10m at all tap occur after a try has been scored. restarts. For indoor games the defence must be back 7. A tap is performed by placing the ball on the ground, 7m. 3.

THE TOUCH 9. A legal touch is on any part of the body, clothing or 11. The dummy half cannot score or be touched before ball. A player must claima touch by raising a hand and passing the ball. If the dummy half is touched then a roll shouting “Touch”. An attacker can initiate a touch by ball turnover occurs. If the dummy half scores, a roll ball making contact with a defender. turnover is awarded 5m from the goal line. 10. After being touched, the player touched must 12. The attacking team continues play until they have perform a roll ball on the mark where they were touched. had 6 touches. TOUCH RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYING RULES PLAYING LEAGUE RUGBY TOUCH TOUCH RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYING RULES

T O U 4. 5. C from thefieldofplay. Thiscanbetemporaryforaperiod 22. only havetoretreatthegoalline. the defendersstandingbehindgoallinethenthey competitions. Iftheprescribeddistancewouldresultin restarts. Thisisreducedtoaminimumof7mforindoor 21. passing it touching thefootagainstitandthenpickingupor ball ontheground,leavinggroundthen 20. 18. roll ball. from oneteamtotheotherandplayisrestartedwitha 17. ball hastouchedtheground. 16. then theyonlyhavetoretreatthegoalline. defenders standingbehindthegoalline the rollball.Ifprescribeddistancewouldresultin 15. from thegoalline. may, iftheywish,take therollballbacktoapoint5m 14. more than1metre. directly backwards,throughthelegsandcannottravel the balltoberolledbutitmusttravel floor andmovingitthroughthelegs.Itispermissiblefor 13. carriers hand iii. ii. i. 23. remainder ofthematch. of fiveminutesorpermanently forthe H Ifatouchisconsideredtobe aggressive. Iftheballispassed inaforwarddirection. Iftheballisdeliberately knocked out oftheball Arollballturnoveroccurswhenpossessionchanges TheRoll ballisperformedbyplacingtheon Iftouchedwithin5mofthegoallinethenattacker Thedefendingteammustbeback10matallpenalty Ifadefendermakes contactwiththeballwhilst Defendingplayerscanonlymoveforwardsoncethe Alldefendingteammembersmustretreat5mfrom Apenaltycanbeawardedfor thefollowingoffences: Apenaltytaprestartisperformedbyplacingthe Thereferee, attheir discretion,mayexclude players PLAYING RULES TOUCH RUGBYLEAGUE THE ROLLBALL PENALTIES regain itbeforehitsthegroundoranopponentinany ii. i. offending teaminthefollowingsituations: 19. not madecontactwiththeground. attackers anewsetofsixtouches,providedtheballhas not retainit,thentherefereewillplayonandallow making adeliberateattempttoplayattheball,butdoes penalty isalways fromwherethetouchwasmade. the caseofanoffside playertouchinganopponent the 24. spirit ofthegame xiii. xii. xi. immediately correctingthemselves. made. This includesaplayerclaimingtouchbutthen x. ix. viii. defending side. vii. Iftheattackobstructapotentialtouchfrom vi. v. tap restart,penaltyrestartorrollball iv. performing arollball vi. v. the ballovertryline iv. then hitstheground ball withoutretainingitwhilsttheisinflightand iii. direction Onceateamaretouchedforsixthconsecutivetime Ifaplayerisnottouchedandperformsrollball Ballthrownorcarriedoutofplay Ifadefenderclaimstouchwhennohasbeen Ifanattacker losescontroloftheballanddoesn’t Ifthedefencearenotbackrequireddistanceata Dummyhalftouchedbeforepassingtheballorplaces Iftheballcarrierpasses afterbeingtouched Ifthedefenceinterferewithrollballbeingmade Ifadefenderplaysatballandmakes contactwith Iftheballrollsmorethanonemetreataroll Iftheballcarrierlosescontrolofwhilst Arollballturnovercanbeawardedagainstthe Ifarestartisnottaken inthecorrectmanner Apenaltyisawarded onthemarkofoffence. In Anyotherincidentwhichisseen ascontrarytothe Iftheballiskicked

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