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RUGBY 531
LAW 31.—Ball Held in In-Goal.—If the ball while in the
possession of a player in In-goal is fairly held by an opposing
player before it is grounded, a scrummage shall be .formed five
yards from the goal line opposite the place where it was held.
The defending team shall have the right of putting the ball into the
ensuing scrummage.
LAW 3z.—Taking ball over own goal line.—If a defending
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player wilfully kick, pass, knock, or carry the ball back over his
own goal line, and it is there made dead, except in the case where
a try is obtained, or as provided for in Law 28, the ball shall be
brought back and a scrummage formed at the place from which
it was kicked, passed, knocked, or carried back. This Law covers
heeling back or an intentional fumble whereby the ball goes into
a player's own In-goal, provided it is made dead in each case.
LAW 33.—Infringements in In-goal, etc.—The Referee must
disallow a try and award a Touch-down if in his opinion a try
would undoubtedly not have been gained but for unfair play or
unlawful interference on the part of the attacking team.
Subject_ to Law z6, for infringements in in-goal, the penalty
shall be:
(a) For an offence by the attacking team--a Touch-down.
(b) For an offence by the defending team—a scrummage five
yards from the goal line opposite the place of infringement.
LAW 34.—Foul Play,
prohibited
(a) Foul play, including:
(i) Wilful hacking, tripping, or striking.
(z) Wilfully holding a player not in possession of the
ball.
(3) Illegal tackling, pushing, charging or obstructing.
(4) Wilfully causing a scrummage to collapse.
(b) Misconduct.
Penalty.—For
(a) and
(b) :
The Referee shall award a
penalty kick at the place of infringement (subject to Law
zo (f ) ), and on the first offence shall either caution the
player or order him off the playing enclosure. For the
second offence he must order him off.
N
OTE.
—The attention of Referees is drawn to this Law
9 covering " obstruction " or " interference," which must
1 be very sharply dealt with, as there is a tendency amongst
players to risk a penalty kick in order to gain or save a
1 try by unfair play.
Misconduct.—The following are
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(c) Persistent infringement of the Laws.
Penalty.—The
Referee must order the player off the
playing enclosure.