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IRB Law: Charging into the Ruck
IRB Law: Charging into the Ruck - Mar 1, 2010
See Text and Video Clips on Law
Charging into the Ruck - IRB Law Application
See below from the IRB on Law Application for "Charging in the Ruck":
Players entering a ruck must do so in accordance with the Laws
of the Game. Referees are reminded that appropriate binding is a
requirement, and charging into a ruck is dangerous play and must
be penalised as such.
The video clips below all show examples of illegal charges into
the ruck.
Law Text
16.2 JOINING A RUCK
(b) A player joining a ruck must bind on a team-mate or an
opponent, using the whole arm. The bind must either precede, or
be simultaneous with, contact with any other part of the body of
the player joining the ruck.
Sanction: Penalty kick
10.4 DANGEROUS PLAY AND MISCONDUCT
(g) Dangerous charging. A player must not charge or knock down an
opponent carrying the ball without trying to grasp that player.
Sanction: Penalty kick
(h) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging
includes any contact made without use of the arms, or without
grasping a player.
Video Clips
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