LAW
22 - IN GOAL
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OTHER WAYS TO SCORE A TRY
Amend:
(d) Momentum Try. If an attacking player with the ball is tackled
short of the goal-line but the player's momentum carries the player
in a continuous movement along the ground into the opponents in-goal,
and the player is first to ground the ball, a try is scored.
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BALL GROUNDED BY A DEFENDING PLAYER
New
(c)
(c)
Grounded against a goal post. The goal posts and padding surrounding
them are part of the goal-line. If a defending player is first
to ground the ball against a goal-post or padding, the result
is a touch down.
Amend 11(a) and new 11 (b)
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(a) When the ball touches the corner post, the touch-in-goal line
or the dead
ball line, or touches anything or anyone beyond those lines, the
ball becomes dead. If the ball was played into in-goal by the
attacking team, a drop-out shall be awarded to the defending team.
If the ball was played into in-goal by the defending team, a 5
metre scrum shall be awarded and the attacking team throws in
the ball.
(b)
When a player carrying the ball touches the corner post, the touch-in-goal
line, the dead ball line, or touches the ground beyond those lines,
the ball becomes dead. If the ball was carried into in-goal by
the attacking team, a drop out shall be awarded to the defending
team. If the ball was carried into in-goal by the defending team,
a 5 metre scrum shall be awarded and the attacking team throws
in the ball.
Re-letter
(b) as (c).
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