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    Laws by section
    • 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
  • 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

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