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  • Penalty Kick 1. Penalty Kick Penalty Kick
  • Free Kick 2. Free Kick Free Kick
  • Try and Penalty Try 3. Try and Penalty Try Try and Penalty Try
  • Advantage 4. Advantage Advantage
  • Scrum awarded 5. Scrum awarded Scrum awarded
  • Forming a scrum 6. Forming a scrum Forming a scrum
  • Throw forward / forward pass 7. Throw forward / forward pass Throw forward / forward pass
  • Knock-on 8. Knock-on Knock-on
  • Not releasing ball immediately in the tackle 9. Not releasing ball immediately in the tackle Not releasing ball immediately in the tackle
  • Tackler not releasing tackled player 10. Tackler not releasing tackled player Tackler not releasing tackled player
  • Tackler or tackled player not rolling away 11. Tackler or tackled player not rolling away Tackler or tackled player not rolling away
  • Entering tackle from wrong direction 12. Entering tackle from wrong direction Entering tackle from wrong direction
  • Intentionally falling over on a player 13. Intentionally falling over on a player Intentionally falling over on a player
  • Diving to ground near tackle 14. Diving to ground near tackle Diving to ground near tackle
  • Unplayable ball in ruck or tackle 15. Unplayable ball in ruck or tackle Unplayable ball in ruck or tackle
  • Unplayable ball in maul 16. Unplayable ball in maul Unplayable ball in maul
  • Joining a ruck or a maul in front of the back foot and from the side 17. Joining a ruck or a maul in front of the back... Joining a ruck or a maul in front of the back foot and from the side
  • Intentionally collapsing ruck or maul 18. Intentionally collapsing ruck or maul Intentionally collapsing ruck or maul
  • Prop pulling down opponent 19. Prop pulling down opponent Prop pulling down opponent
  • Prop pulling opponent on 20. Prop pulling opponent on Prop pulling opponent on
  • Wheeling scrum more than 90 degrees 21. Wheeling scrum more than 90 degrees Wheeling scrum more than 90 degrees
  • Foot-up by front-row player 22. Foot-up by front-row player Foot-up by front-row player
  • Throw in at scrum not straight 23. Throw in at scrum not straight Throw in at scrum not straight
  • Failure to bind fully 24. Failure to bind fully Failure to bind fully
  • Handling ball in ruck or scrum 25. Handling ball in ruck or scrum Handling ball in ruck or scrum
  • Throw in at lineout not straight 26. Throw in at lineout not straight Throw in at lineout not straight
  • Closing gaps in lineout 27. Closing gaps in lineout Closing gaps in lineout
  • Barging in lineout 28. Barging in lineout Barging in lineout
  • Leaning on player in lineout 29. Leaning on player in lineout Leaning on player in lineout
  • Pushing opponent in lineout 30. Pushing opponent in lineout Pushing opponent in lineout
  • Early lifting and lifting in lineout 31. Early lifting and lifting in lineout Early lifting and lifting in lineout
  • Offside at lineout 32. Offside at lineout Offside at lineout
  • Obstruction in general play 33. Obstruction in general play Obstruction in general play
  • Offside at scrum, ruck or maul 34. Offside at scrum, ruck or maul Offside at scrum, ruck or maul
  • Offside choice: penalty kick or scrum 35. Offside choice: penalty kick or scrum Offside choice: penalty kick or scrum
  • Offside under 10-metre Law or not 10 metres at penalty and free kicks 36. Offside under 10-metre Law or not 10 metres at... Offside under 10-metre Law or not 10 metres at penalty and free kicks
  • High Tackle (foul play) 37. High Tackle (foul play) High Tackle (foul play)
  • Stamping (foul play: illegal use of boot) 38. Stamping (foul play: illegal use of boot) Stamping (foul play: illegal use of boot)
  • Punching (foul play) 39. Punching (foul play) Punching (foul play)
  • Dissent (disputing referee’s decision) 40. Dissent (disputing referee’s decision) Dissent (disputing referee’s decision)
  • Award of drop-out on 22-metre line 41. Award of drop-out on 22-metre line Award of drop-out on 22-metre line
  • Ball held up in in-goal 42. Ball held up in in-goal Ball held up in in-goal
  • Physiotherapist needed 43. Physiotherapist needed Physiotherapist needed
  • Doctor needed 44. Doctor needed Doctor needed
  • Bleeding wound 45. Bleeding wound Bleeding wound
  • Timekeeper to stop and start watch 46. Timekeeper to stop and start watch Timekeeper to stop and start watch
  • Kick at goal successful 47. Kick at goal successful Kick at goal successful
  • Touch and team to throw in 48. Touch and team to throw in Touch and team to throw in
  • Foul play 49. Foul play Foul play
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