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Definitions
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13.1Where and how the kick-off is taken
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13.2Who takes the kick-off and restart kick
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13.3Position of the kicker’s team at a kick-off
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13.4Position of the opposing team at a kick-off
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13.5Kick-off of 10 metres
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13.6Kick-off of under 10 metres but played by an opponent
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13.7Kick-off of under 10 metres and not played by an opponent
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13.8Ball goes directly into touch
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13.9Ball goes into the in-goal
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13.10Drop-out
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13.11Delay in drop-out
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13.12Drop-out incorrectly taken
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13.13Drop-out must cross the line
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13.14Drop-out goes directly into touch
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13.15Drop-out goes into the opponents’ in-goal
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13.16The kicker’s team
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13.17The opposing team
13.1 WHERE AND HOW THE KICK-OFF IS TAKEN
(a) A team kicks off with a drop kick which must be taken at or behind the centre of the half way line.
(b) If the ball is kicked off by the wrong type of kick, or from the incorrect place, the opposing team has two choices:
To have the ball kicked off again, or
To have a scrum at the centre of the half way line and they throw in the ball.