Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "IRB Training & Education" <registration@irbpassport.com> > Date: June 13, 2014 at 9:37:21 AM MDT > To: "acbenett@umich.edu" <acbenett@umich.edu> > Subject: IRB Law Amendments, May 2014 > Reply-To: registration@irbpassport.com > > > Web version > > Like > > Tweet > > Forward > > May 2014 Law Amendments > The following Law amendments have been approved the IRB Council in May 2014: > Law 3 : Number of Players - The Team > 3.4 Players nominated as substitutes > > International teams permitted to nominate up to eight replacements > 3.4 Players nominated as substitutes (Seven-a-side) > > Sevens variation for replacements/substitutes > 3.5 The Front Row - Replacements and Substitutions > > Re-written for clarification > 3.11 Players Wishing to Rejoin the Match > > Consequential amend following update to Law 3.10 in September 2013 > 3.12 Substituted Players Rejoining the Match > > Consequential to the rewrite of Law 3.5 > 3.13 Rolling Substitutions > > Consequential to the rewrite of Law 3.5 > Law 4 : Players' Clothing > 4.2 Special additional items for women > > Female players allowed to wear tights > 4.4 Banned Items of Clothing > > Single stud at the toe of the boot no longer banned > Law 6 : Match Officials > 6.A.5 Entering or Leaving the Playing Area > > Amended to reflect intention of Law for player welfare and to acknowledge the role of water carriers and kicking tee carriers within Law > Law 8 : Advantage > 8.5 More Than One Infringement > > Amended to improve clarity and to ensure that the referee will apply the sanction which is most advantageous to the non-offending team > Law 9 : Method of Scoring > 9.B.1 Taking a conversion kick > > Amended in order to: > prevent conversions from being taken from within in-goal > improve the explanation of the player previously referred to as the placer > confirm a clarification which prevents the use of any equipment other than a kicking tee > prevent time wasting after a try has been scored. > Law 11 : Offside and Onside in General Play > 11.1 Offside in General Play > > Sanction clause added where previously none was present > 11.4 Offside Under the 10-Metre Law > > Add words "or interfere with play" to improve clarity > Law 12 : Knock-on or Throw forward > 12.1 The outcome of a knock-on or throw forward > > Quick throw-in after knock-on or throw forward > Law 13 : Kick-off and Restart Kicks > 13.9 Ball Goes Into the In-Goal > > Amended to cover instances where the wind has prevented the ball going ten metres and the ball has been blown back towards the kicking team's dead ball line and gone dead. > Law 16 : Ruck > 16.7 Unsuccessful end to a ruck > > Five seconds to play the ball from the back of the ruck > Law 17 : Maul > 17.6 Unsuccessful end to a maul > > Five seconds to play the ball from the back of the collapsed maul when the ball is immediately available > Law 19 : Touch and Lineout > 19.2 Quick throw-in > > (b) Position of thrower at quick throw-in > > (e) Rewritten for clarity > 19.4 Who Throws In > > Amended to offer lineout alternative consequent to amend of 21.4 > 19.8 Forming a Lineout > > Rewritten for clarity > 19.10 Options Available in a Lineout > > Added new 19.10(k) to cover the accepted play of defending a lineout before a maul is formed, and to provide for a legitimate opportunity to defend at the transition from lineout to maul > Law 20 : Scrum > 20.1 Forming a scrum > > 20.1(i) amended to prevent pulling > Law 21 : Penalty and Free Kicks > 21.2 Where Penalty and Free Kicks Are Taken > > 21.2(c) added to deal with kicks taken from the wrong place > 21.4 Penalty and free kick options and requirements > > Lineout alternative > 21.6 Scoring from a Free Kick > > Consequential amend to accommodate lineout alternative > Ongoing Law Amendment Trials > Law 6 : Match Officials > 6.A.7 Referee consulting with others > > Extension to the jurisdiction of the TMO > Law 20 : Scrum > 20.1 Forming a scrum > > Amended scrum engagement sequence > Unsubscribe > > International Rugby Board > 35-38 St Stephens Green > Dublin 2 > Ireland >