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• • Law 1: The Ground
  • Law 2: The Ball
  • Law 3: Number of Players - The Team
  • Law 4: Players' Clothing
  • Law 5: Time
  • Law 6: Match Officials
  • Law 7: Mode of Play
  • Law 8: Advantage
  • Law 9: Method of Scoring
  • Law 10: Foul Play
  • Law 11: Offside and Onside in General Play
  • Law 12: Knock on or Throw forward
  • Law 13: Kick off and Restart Kicks
  • Law 14: Ball on the Ground - No Tackle
  • Law 15: Tackle: Ball Carrier Brought to Ground
  • Law 16: Ruck
  • Law 17: Maul
  • Law 18: Mark
  • Law 19: Touch and Lineout
  • Law 20: Scrum
  • Law 21: Penalty and Free Kicks
  • Law 22: In-Goal
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• Law 1: The Ground
• Law 2: The Ball
• Law 3: Number of Players - The Team
• Law 4: Players' Clothing
• Law 5: Time
• Law 6: Match Officials

5.1 DURATION OF A MATCH

A match lasts no longer than 80 minutes plus time lost, extra time and any special conditions. A match is divided into two halves each of not more than forty minutes playing time.