SAFETY

LAW
AMENDMENTS

LAW 19 - TOUCH, LINE-OUT & LINE-OUT OFF-SIDE

Amend title to read: LAW 19 - TOUCH & LINE-OUT
8 BEGINNING AND END OF LINE-OUT
Add a paragraph between current 3rd and 4th paragraph;
When the ball or a player carrying the ball moves into the area between the 5 metre line and the touch line.
9 Options available in a Line-out
Delete (j) and replace with new (j) and (k);
New
(j) Pre-grip below the waist. A player must not pre-grip any team-mate below the waist.
Penalty: Free Kick
New:
(k) Support of a player. A player must not support a jumping team-mate below the shorts from behind or below the thighs from the front.
Penalty: Penalty Kick
New:
(l) Lowering a Player. Players who support a jumping team-mate must lower that player to the ground as soon
as the ball has been won by a player of either team.
Penalty: Free Kick.
Re-letter k as m
l as n
m as o.
11 PEELING OFF
Amend:
(b) A player who peels off must stay within the area from that players' line-of-touch to 10 metres from the line-of-touch, until the line-out has ended.
Penalty: Free Kick on the 15-metre line, in line with the line-of-touch.
14 PLAYER THROWING IN
(c) delete the words "5 metres" and add the word "in".