IRB ruling on the tackle
The tackle remains a nettle on the rugby field. The IRB has been returning to basics in the application of the law and now gives a ruling to help with the applications of the law, one which, it seems, will be a perennial problem. Full story...

Technical Zone Protocol
There was a time when the touch-lines at big matches became densely populated with cameramen and with various people from the support team. This made things unpleasant for some spectators and often led to over-excitement by the touch-line team.As a result a technical area was introduced with a protocol to go with it. In case there is some uncertainty about it we have added it to the section on the laws of the game. Full story...

RE¨LS VIR LAERSKOLE-RUGBY
Hier gee ons die reëls vir Laerskole-rugby soos onlangs gewysig onder leiding van André Watson en Arno Faber. Full story...

Laws for kaalvoet rugby

A lot of rugby at primary schools in South Africa is played kaalvoet (barefooted) and has accepted law variations designed for South Africa. These variations apply to the Under-13 Craven Week.

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Seven-a-side Variations
The Laws of the Game apply to the Seven-a-side game, subject to the following variations: Full story...

Under-19 Variations
The laws of the game apply to the Under 19 game, subject to the following variations: Full story...

Law 22 - In Goal
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Law 21 - Penalty and Free Kicks
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Law 20 - Scrum
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Law 19 - Touch and Lineout
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Law 18 - Mark
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Law 17 - Maul
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Law 16 - Ruck
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Law 15 - Tackle: Ball Carrier brought to the Ground
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Law 14 - Ball on the Ground - No Tackle
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Law 13 - Kick Off and Restart Kicks
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Law 12 - Knock On or Throw Forward
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Law 11 - Offside and Onside in General Play
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Law 10 - Foul Play
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Law 9 - Method of Scoring
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(c) Gallo
Pretoria last Saturday and Bloemfontein this Saturday as Marius Jonker continues to charge around the world of refereeing but still has time to answer readers' questions.

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SANZAR has appointed the referees to the crucial last round of Super 14 matches. The referees in charge of the crucial matches are Bryce Lawrence and Chris Pollock of New Zealand and Jonathan Kaplan of South Africa.
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(c) Getty
European Rugby Cup has appointed Wayne Barnes to referee the final of the 15th Heineken Cup between Toulouse and Biarritz on 22 May at Stade de France. It will be his first Heineken Final.
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Western Province Rugby Referees' Society is inviting high school scholars to sign up for the first-ever Schools' Assistant Referee training camp to be held Jan Kriel School, Kuils River from 14-18 June 2010.
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