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The maul successfully ends when the ball or a player carrying the ball leaves the maul, the ball ends up on the ground (becomes a ruck), or the ball is carried over the sideline. [59] If all the players of one team voluntarily leave the maul, the maul continues, with the offside line for the leaving players the front foot of the leading player ...
Where the line-out is taken depends on the manner in which the ball was played into touch. [3] If it is kicked directly into touch, without first landing in the field-of-play or touching the referee or an opponent who is not in touch, the line-out is formed in line with the spot from where it was kicked, with two exceptions: if the kick was a penalty kick or if the kicker had at least one foot ...
Law 16.4 Other ruck offences A player must not kick the ball out of a ruck. The player can only hook it in a backwards motion. Law 17.2(d) Keeping players on their feet. Players in a maul must endeavour to stay on their feet. The ball carrier in a maul may go to ground providing the ball is available immediately and play continues.
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The ball emerges from a maul more slowly than from a ruck. [26] World Rugby announced in 2017 that it would add a major change to the laws governing the ruck among an ongoing series of global law trials. Under this trial law amendment, a ruck is formed "when at least one player is on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground."
Offside laws in rugby union are complex. However the basic principle is simple: a player may not derive any advantage from being in front of the ball. When the ball is carried by a single player in open play, any other player on the same team who is in front of the ball carrier is in an offside position. [1]
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