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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 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

EXCEPTION

Charge down. If a player charges down the ball as an opponent kicks it, or immediately after the kick, it is not a knock-on even though the ball may travel forward.