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How well do you know your Law? Why not test yourself by completing this quick quiz! Answers are at the bottom of the page.

1. After indicating an intention to kick at goal at a penalty, the kicker has 60 seconds (playing time) to complete the kick. When does the timing start?

2. Disallow the penalty goal and award a scrum to the blue team, 5m from the red goal line 3. Award the penalty goal

1. When the referee blows the whistle 2. When the referee makes the mark

5. A maul is formed between blue and red players. Blue 8 (the ball carrier) is

deliberately taken to ground by blue 1 (own teammate) in the maul. What should the referee award? 1. Play on - the laws of the ruck come into play

We welcome JP Doyle and his team of officials to Kingspan stadium this evening. No game of rugby can take place without a referee and the USRFR are always on the look out for potential referees! It will be worth watching the big screens inside the stadium for a ‘call to action video’ which shows a 30 second snapshot of a day in the life of a rugby referee. Are you prepared to take up the challenge and give something back to the game? If yes, you will be pleased 3. When the kicking tee arrives at the mark 4. When the kicker begins the approach to kick 2. What is the maximum distance between the touch lines? 3. Where is the mark for a penalty kick awarded in in-goal? 1. At the place of the infringement 2. Five metres in front of the goal line, in line with the infringement 3. Five metres in front of the goal line, in line with the infringement and at least five metres from the touchline 4. Five metres in front of the goal line, in line with the infringement and at least fifteen metres from the touchline 4. Blue team attempts a penalty goal 55m from red team goal post. As the ball is kicked the ball falls short but bounces off the head of a red player in front of their goal post and goes over the crossbar. The assistant referees raise their flags. What is the correct decision? 1. Disallow the penalty goal and award a scrum to the red team, 5m from the red goal line

2. A penalty kick to red 3. A penalty kick to blue

6. Blue 11 is tackled by red 14. Red 15 arrives at the tackle from the direction of his own goal line and stands on his feet and over the ball, which is on the ground. Blue 6 arrives at the tackle from the direction of his own goal line, and without binding onto red 15 goes directly for the ball with his hands, gains possession and passes to his scrumhalf. What is the correct decision? 1. Play on 2. Penalise blue 6 for hands in the ruck

1. 3 (Law 8.20); 2. 70 metres (Law 1.3); 3. 2 (Law 20.1); 4. 3 (Law 8.4); 5. 2 (Law 16.11a); 6. 1 (Law 14.11b).

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to hear that the USRFR will be hosting a new referee’s course as follows: Date: Sunday 8th December Venue: Newforge Sports Complex Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm If interested, please contact Richard Kerr (Referee Development Manager): Tel: 07493 868388 Email: richard.kerr@irfu.ie

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