Duties of the referee before the match - IRB Laws of Rugby Union 2012

Definitions
6.A

Referee
Before the match
6.A.1

Appointing the referee
6.A.2

Replacing the referee
6.A.3

Duties of the referee before the match
During the match
6.A.4

The duties of the referee in the playing enclosure
6.A.5

Referee altering a decision
6.A.6

Referee consulting with others
6.A.7

The referee’s whistle
6.A.8

The referee and injury
6.A.9

The ball touching the referee
6.A.10

The ball in in-goal touched by non-player
After the match
6.A.11

Score
6.A.12

Player sent-off
6.B

Touch judges and assistant referees
Before the match
6.B.1

Appointing touch judges and assistant referees
6.B.2

Replacing a touch judge or assistant referee
6.B.3

Control of touch judges and assistant referees
During the match
6.B.4

Where the touch judges or assistant referees should be
6.B.5

Touch judge or assistant referee signals
6.B.6

After signalling foul play
After the match
6.B.7

Player sent-off
6.C

Additional persons
6.C.1

Reserve touch judge or assistant referee
6.C.2

Those who may enter the playing area
6.C.3

Limits to entering the playing area

6.A.3 DUTIES OF THE REFEREE BEFORE THE MATCH

(a) Toss. The referee organises the toss. One of the captains tosses a coin and the other captain calls to see who wins the toss. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa.