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World Rugby Laws of the Game - 2018

World Rugby Laws of the Game - 2018

Andrew Lord1 Jan 2018 - 14:00
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A shorter, simpler law book comes into force today ... Happy New Year and Happy Reading

After a thorough re-write to make things simpler for all of rugby’s stakeholders, the new law book comes into play today (1 January 2018). You can download a copy here:
http://laws.worldrugby.org/index.php?&language=EN

It’s 42% shorter than it was before although the World Rugby group involved in the re-write, maintain that nothing has been removed.

But, be warned, the new book does not include the global experimental law variations we are all now operating under. You’ll still need to follow the law variations, but the law number references are now all wrong.

For example, the new law book includes, in the Scrum law section – now Law 19-section 15: “When both sides are square, stable and stationary, the referee signals to the scrum-half to throw in the ball.” Under the Global Law Variations this paragraph is removed, as referees no longer give an indication when the scrum is set.

As a reminder, the law changes are covered here:
http://www.englandrugby.com/news/world-rugby-announce-six-law-changes/

As players it is your responsibility to know and understand the laws, so do take some time to read through the new book and its laws before your next game. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our Madrefs representatives - Andrew Lord or Chris Higgins.

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