iRB Ruling
1-2004
The WRU has
requested a ruling with regard Law 14 – Ball on the Ground-No Tackle
May a
player lying on the ground during general play and not after a tackle, attempt
to tackle a ball carrier?
The Designated Members have ruled the following in answer to the
question raised:
Ruling
Law 14 states ‘The game is to be
played by players on their feet’. The action noted above is illegal.
The WRU has
requested a ruling with regard Law 3 – Number of Players-The Team.
A front
row player is sent from the field of play. At the next scrum a suitably trained
front row replacement takes the field and a team-mate (flank forward) leaves as
required. Subsequently, the other flank forward is injured. May he be replaced
by the flank forward who left the field?
The Designated
Members have ruled the following in answer to the question raised:
Ruling
The flank forward that left the
field as required in the above scenario may replace the flank forward that was
injured.
The
WRU has requested a ruling with regard Law 3 – Number of Players-The Team.
A front row player
has a blood injury and is temporarily replaced by a player who is subsequently
sent off for foul play. He is replaced by a suitably trained player and a
team-mate leaves as required. A second front row player is then injured. May the
original blood player return to cover the position?
The Designated
Members have ruled the following in answer to the question raised:
Ruling
If the player who has been
temporarily replaced does not return to the field of play with 15 minutes
(actual time) of leaving the playing area, the replacement becomes permanent and
the replaced player must not return to the field of play. If however the sending
off takes place within the fifteen minute period allowed for the original prop
to have the wound repaired, and the fifteen minute period has not elapsed, the
original prop may return to the field of play at the time the next scrum is
awarded after the sending off.
Yours sincerely,
Head of Council
and Member Services
