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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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Definitions
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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
13.15 DROP-OUT GOES INTO THE OPPONENTS’ IN-GOAL
(a) If the ball is kicked into the opponents’ in-goal without having touched or been touched by a player, the opposing team has three choices:
To ground the ball, or
To make it dead, or
To play on.
(b) If the opposing team grounds the ball, or makes it dead, or if the ball becomes dead by going into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead ball line, they have two choices:
To have a scrum formed at the centre of the 22-metre line from where the kick was taken and they throw in the ball, or
To have the other team drop-out again.
(c) If they opt to ground the ball or make it dead, they must do so without delay. Any other action with the ball by a defending player means the player has elected to play on.