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Touch
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Definitions
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19.1Throw-in
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No gain in ground
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Gain in ground
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Penalty kick
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Free kick
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19.2Quick throw-in
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19.3Other throw ins
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19.4Who throws in
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19.5Player with foot in touch
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19.6How the throw-in is taken
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19.7Incorrect throw-in
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Lineout
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Definitions
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19.8Forming a lineout
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19.9Beginning and ending a lineout
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19.10Options available in a lineout
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19.11Player throwing-in
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19.12Peeling off
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19.13Offside lines at the lineout
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19.14Offside when taking part in the lineout
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19.15Offside when not taking part in the lineout
19.12 PEELING OFF
Definitions
A lineout player ‘peels off’ when leaving the lineout to catch the ball knocked or passed back by a team-mate.
(a) When: A player must not peel off until the ball has left the hands of the player throwing it in.
Sanction: Free Kick on the 15-metre line, in line with the line of touch.
(b) A player who peels off, must stay within the area from that player’s line of touch to 10 metres from the line of touch, and must keep moving until the lineout has ended.
Sanction: Free Kick on the 15-metre line, in line with the line of touch.
(c) Players may change their positions in the lineout before the ball is thrown in.