1964-65

RUGBY
621
LAW 5.—
Players' Dress.
—A player may not wear dangerous
protections—buckles, rings, etc. Shoulder pads are prohibited unless
the referee is satisfied that a player requires protection following
injury and that the protective pad is not of hard material. Any studs
on his boots must be of leather, rubber, aluminium or any approved
plastic, circular, securely fastened, provided the following dimensions
are rigidly adhered to, namely:—
Leather All others
Maximum length (measured from sole)
4
in. , in.
Minimum diameter at base
4
in. $ in.
Minimum diameter at top in.
1
in.
The Referee has full power to decide before or during the game
that any part of a player's dress including boots and projections
thereon, is dangerous and in that case must order
such
player to
remove the same and not allow him to take further part in the match
until after such removal.
LAW 6.—
Appointment of Referee and Touch Judges.
—In all matches
a Referee and two Touch Judges must be appointed or mutually
agreed upon.
LAW 7.—
Method of Scoring
A try 3 points
A goal from a try (in which case the try shall not count) 5 „
A goal from a free kick or penalty kick 3 „
A dropped goal otherwise obtained 3 „
LAW
8.—Time, etc.
-1n international matches two periods of
40 minutes each shall be played; in other matches the duration of play
shall be agreed upon by the respective teams, or if not agreed upon
shall be fixed by the Referee.
Play shall be divided into halves. At half time the teams shall
change over and there shall be an interval of not more than five
minutes. A period not exceeding two minutes shall be allowed for
any other permitted delay. A longer period than two minutes may
be allowed only if the additional time is required for the removal of
an injured player from the field-of-play. Playing time lost as a result
of any such permitted delay shall be made up in that half of the game
in which such delay occurred, subject, to Law 10 (8).
LAW 9.—Before a match begins the captains shall toss for the right
to kick-off or the choice of ends.
LAW 10.—
Functions of Referee
(1) The Referee is sole timekeeper and judge of fact, and shall
keep the score.
(2) He is sole judge of Law, subject to a right of appeal to this
Union.
(3) He is not entitled to contract out of the Laws of the Game
by agreeing with both teams to vary or not to recognise any Law.
(4) He must not give any instructions or directions to either team
prior to a match.