Law test

Anyone want the answers as answered by the one and only Nigel Owens??

Here are what are considered to be the correct answers. Get ready to open a can of worms!

1 - Blue winger in possession deliberately knees the ball over the heads of the advancing White
defenders, regains the ball and dives over in the
corner. Decision?
Penalty - 2004 IRB Ruling
2 - Red have a scrum on the Blue 5 metre line,
Reds No 8 picks the ball up and bumps into the
referee, the opposition players are 2 metres
away and are affected by the collision. The No 8
passes the ball to the No 14 who
scores in the corner. Decision?
Scrum to Red - Law: 6.A.9 (a)
3 - Can you make a tackle if you are on the
deck?
No - Law 15.6 (h)
4 - At a restart from the halfway line Blue 10
drop kicks the ball and it travels over the 10
metre line but the wind catches it midair and
blows it back to before the 10 metre line where
blue 7 catches it. Decision?
Play On - Law 13.5
5 -Red 15 is in his 22 and runs forward to kick
left footed for touch. As he does so, his right
foot is on his 22 metre line. He kicks directly
into the arms of an opposition player who is
standing with one foot on the touch line. The
ball has not crossed the plane of touch. Who
gets the put-in and where?
Line-out to the opposition player where he
caught it - Law 19
6 - The ball is passed to blue No 10 who is
standing in in-goal, he clears the ball which
crosses the goal line but is charged down by red
No 7 and goes dead. As he charges the ball
down and it goes dead, he follows through with
an elbow and catches blue No 10 in the chin.
Decision?
Penalty anywhere along the 22m - 10.4
7 -Blue No 10 kicks for the corner. The ball
bounces inches from the corner and hits the
corner flag. As the ball bounces, but before it
hits the corner flag Red No 6 late tackles Blue
No 10. Decision?
Penalty to Blue 5 metres out and in 15 -
Law 10.4
8 - The ball is kicked down the pitch and comes
to rest just in front of the 22 metre line. Blue No
15 reaches forward and plucks the ball back into
the 22 and kicks the ball to an opponent who
has one foot in touch and catches it on the full.
Whose put in and where?
Lineout to the opponents opposite where
blue kicked it - Law: 19.1 (D) & IRB Law
Ruling 2003
9 - When can the defensive back line encroach
the 10 metre law at the line-out before the
lineout is over?
When the ball is thrown over the top. When
the attacking tail gunner steps outside the
15 metre line – Law 19.15
10 - At what point does the scrum begin?
When the ball leaves the scrum half's hands
Law 20.7
11 - A free kick is awarded 8 metres into in-goal
(its a big ingoal). Where must the opposition
stand?
15 metres from the goal-line opposite
where the
offence is - Law 21.2 (b)
12 - Blue 10 kicks off and the ball bobbles in
front of the goal line, Red No15 reaches out and
grabs the ball and grounds it over the goal line.
Decision?
Option of a scrum back or kick again – Law
22.7 (c)
13 - Blue team throw in at the line-out 5m from
their goal-line. They put four players into the
lineout, three at the front and one on the 15m
line.
They throw in. Blue No 6 who is standing on the
15m line catches the ball. His props bind onto
him along with the Red forwards, thus
forming a Maul. Immediately four of the Blue
forwards cross the goal line and start to drive
the group of players ahead. Decision?
Penalty to Red on the 15m line 5 metres
from the goal-line – Law 19.10
14 - Blue out-half kicks a kick at goal. Red No 4
reaches up and palms the ball down before it
can rise and go over the bar. Decision?
Penalty to Blue where the player palms the
ball - Law 21.5 (c)
15 - Can you charge down a freekick. If so, at
what point?
You can charge a free kick when the
opposition player approaches to kick the
ball - Law 21.8 (e)
16 - Blue No 6 passes the ball to Blue No 13
who is 10 metres from the opposition line. As
he passes to Blue No 14 who has a free run to
the
line Red No 12 deliberately knocks on the ball
before No 14 can catch it. Decision?
Penalty Try - Law 9.A.2 (d)
17 -At an under 17 match blue team are
awarded a scrum, the hooker successfully heels
the ball to the back of the scrum and the
number 8
controlsthe ball at the base and the blue team
push 1m with the no. 8 controlling the ball at
the base. Is this legal.
No - Law 20.9 (k) Under 19 Law Variations
18 - Blue No 6 has a blood injury and is
replaced by No 19, who is sent off for Foul play
after 10 minutes. NO 6 is ready to go back on
after 14 minutes and Blue want to take off No
8. Can they do this?
No cannot do this – Law 3.10 (C)
19 - The throwing in team at a lineout put 7 in
the lineout. The defence say them only want to
put in 5. Is this legal?
Yes - Law 19.8 (c)
20 - Blue No 15 is tactically substituted by No
22 after 50 minutes. This is the only substitution
that has been made when after 60 minutes No
22 gets a blood injury and Blue want to put No
15 back on. Can they do this?
Blue No 15 can return - Law 3.12 Exception
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Whats technically on the deck?

Alun ... your answer is contradictory !
9 - When can the defensive back line encroach
the 10 metre law at the line-out before the
lineout is over?
When the ball is thrown over the top (lineout is over). When
the attacking tail gunner (I presume by tailgunner you mean last man ?) steps outside the
15 metre line (surely the player must retire 10m to get onside before he can play the ball) – Law 19.15 ??

If the ball goes beyond the 15m, & an attacking player (Outside of the lineout) advances then the defence can encroach !, but if the ball has gone beyond the 15. "THE LINEOUT IS OVER" !!!!

Alun wrote: 14 - Blue out-half kicks a kick at goal. Red No 4 reaches up and palms the ball down before it can rise and go over the bar. Decision? Penalty to Blue where the player palms the ball - Law 21.5 (c) 1

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