Red player kicks the ball from the Field-of-play towards his opponents' goal-line. Blue player, with one foot in the Field-of-play and one foot in In-goal, catches the ball on the full and touches down.
Decision:
22 metre drop out
Note: Player with one foot in In-goal is deemed to be In-goal
Red player kicks the ball from the Field-of-play towards his opponents' Goal-line. Blue player, with one foot in the Field-of-play and one foot in In-goal, catches the ball as it rolls towards him and touches down.
Decision:
22 metre drop out
Note: It is immaterial whether the ball is caught on the full or the bounce. It is a question of whether the player deemed to be In-goal received the ball.
Red player kicks the ball from the Field-of-play towards his opponents' Goal-line. It rolls to within 1 metre of his opponents' Goal-line and stops. A blue player with one foot in the Field-of-play and one foot In-goal reaches out picks up the ball and touches down.
Decision:
5 metre scrum
Note: The blue player has taken the ball into In-goal
In general play a red player on the half-way line kicks the ball into the In-goal area. A defending blue player standing with one foot in Touch-in-goal catches the ball on the full or bounce or picks up the rolling ball.
Decision:
Blue team has option of scrum at half way where ball was kicked, or a drop out 22.
In general play a red player on the half-way line kicks the ball into the In-goal area where it stops one metre from Touch-in-goal line. A defending blue player standing with one foot in Touch-in-goal picks up the ball.
Decision:
22 metre drop out
Red player kicks the ball on the full from his 10 metre line into the arms of a blue player who is standing with one foot in touch and on in the Field-of-play.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Who has put the ball into Touch?
A RED KICKER
Q Where is the mark for the Line-out?
A RED 10m LINE
Q Who throws in?
A BLUE
Red player kicks off and blue player standing with one foot on the Touch-line catches the ball on the full.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Who has put the ball into Touch?
A RED KICKER
Q How does play restart?
A BLUE OPTIONS FROM
KICK-OFF OUT ON FULL
i.e. SCRUM, LINE-OUT ON
HALFWAY, RE-KICK
Red player outside his 22m area kicks the ball downfield. It is caught directly by a blue player who has one foot on the Touch-line.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Who has put the ball into Touch?
A RED KICKER
Q Where is the Line-out?
A WERE BALL WAS KICKED
Q Who throws in?
A BLUE
Red player kicks the ball from his own 10m line and it bounces downfield where blue player, with one foot in the Field-of-play and one foot in Touch, catches the ball which has not crossed the Touch-line.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Who has put the ball into Touch?
A RED PLAYER
Q Where is the mark for the Line-out?
A WHERE THE BALL WAS CAUGHT
Q Who throws in?
A BLUE
Note: The only difference between a ball caught directly or on the bounce is to determine the place for the Line-out. if the ball is caught it is immaterial whether the ball had crossed the Touch-line or whether it was going to cross the Touch-line.
Red player kicks the ball from his own 10 metre line where it bounces downfield and stops rolling from Touch. Blue player with one foot in Touch and one in the Field-of-play bends down and picks up the stationary ball.
Q Who has taken the ball into Touch?
A BLUE
Red player kicks the ball downfield. An opponent standing in Touch with both feet on the ground, slaps the ball, which is still in flight back in field before it has crossed the Touch-line.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A NO
Blue player is running with the ball just inside the Touch-line. A red opponent pushes the blue ball carrier towards the Touch-line. The blue player leaps into the air and crosses the Touch-line but before he touches the ground he is able to throw the ball back into the Field-of-play.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A NO
Red player punts the ball downfield. The ball crosses the touch-line whilst still in flight. A blue player standing with both feet in the Field-of-play reaches out over the Touch-line and slaps the ball back into the Field-of-play towards his own Dead Ball Line.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A NO
Red player punts the ball from outside his own 22m area and the ball crosses the Touch-line on the full. An opponent standing in the Field-of-play leaps in the air and before he crosses the Touch-line slaps the ball back into the Field-of-play. He then lands in Touch.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A NO
Red player punts the ball from outside his own 22m area and the ball crosses the Touch-line on the full. A blue opponent standing in the Field-of-play leaps in the air and after he crosses the Touch-line slaps the ball back into the field of play.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Where is the Line-out?
A THE LINE-OF-TOUCH
IS WHERE THE RED
PLAYER KICKED THE
BALL
Q Team to Throw-in?
A BLUE
Red player kicks the ball for Touch from a penalty. Blue player standing in the Field-of-play dives across the Touch-line and while in the air across the Touch-line momentarily catches the ball and passes it back in to the Field-of-play.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Where is the Line-out?
A THE LINE-OF-TOUCH
IS WHERE THE BALL
CROSSED THE
TOUCH-LINE
Q Team to Throw-in?
A RED
Blue player grubber kicks the ball and it rolls towards the Touch-line. The ball crosses the Touch-line in the air as another blue player chasing the kick dives across the Touch-line and flicks the ball back In-field.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Where is the Line-out?
A THE LINE-OF-TOUCH
IS WHERE THE BALL
CROSSED THE
TOUCH-LINE
Q Team to Throw-in?
A RED
Red player kicks the ball downfield. A blue opponent standing in touch with both feet on the ground, slaps the ball, which is still in flight back In-field after it has crossed the Touch-line.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Where is the Line-out?
A THE LINE-OF-TOUCH IS
WHERE THE BALL
CROSSED THE
TOUCH-LINE
Q Team to Throw-in?
A BLUE
Red player punts the ball from outside his own 22m area and the ball crosses the Touch-line on the full. A blue opponent standing in touch leaps in the air, and slaps the ball back in to the Field-of-play and then lands in Touch.
Q Is the ball in Touch?
A YES
Q Where is the Line-out?
A WHERE THE RED
PLAYER KICKED
IT FROM
Q Team to Throw-in?
A BLUE
Note: The ball is in Touch when it is not being carried by a player and it touches anyone on or beyond the Touch-line. The same answer would apply if the opponent landed in the Field-of-play.