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Definitions
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22.1Grounding the ball
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22.2Picking up the ball
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22.3Ball grounded by an attacking player
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22.4Other ways to score a try
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22.5Ball grounded by a defending player
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22.6Scrum, ruck or maul pushed into in-goal
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22.7Restarting after a touch down
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22.8Ball kicked dead through in-goal
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22.9Defending player in in-goal
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22.10Ball held up in-goal
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22.11Ball dead in in-goal
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22.12Ball or player touching a flag or flag (corner) post
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22.13Attacking infringement with scrum sanction
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22.14Defending infringement with scrum sanction
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22.15Doubt about grounding
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22.16Infringements in in-goal
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22.17Misconduct or unfair play in in-goal
22.9 DEFENDING PLAYER IN IN-GOAL
(a) A defending player who has part of one foot in in-goal is considered to have both feet in in-goal.
(b) If a player with one or both feet on or behind the goal line, picks up the ball, which was stationary within the field of play, that player has picked up the ball in the field of play and thereby that player has taken the ball into in-goal.
(c) If a player with one or both feet on or behind the goal line picks up the ball, which was in motion within the field of play, that player has picked up the ball within in-goal.
(d) If a player with one or both feet on or behind the dead ball line, picks up the ball, which was stationary within in-goal, that player deemed has picked up the ball in in-goal and thereby that player has made the ball dead.
(e) If a player with one or both feet on or behind the dead ball line picks up the ball, which was in motion within in-goal, that player has picked up the ball outside the playing area.