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A scrum in an England versus Scotland international. In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. It involves up to eight players from each team, known as the pack or forward pack, binding together in three rows and interlocking with the three opposing teams front row.
A rugby league scrum. A rugby league scrum is used to bring the ball back into play in situations where the ball has gone out of play over the touchline or a player has made a mistake, a knock-on or forward pass, except when that mistake has occurred on the last tackle of a set of six tackles. A scrum is also used in the rare event that the ...
A scrum is a way of restarting the game safely and fairly after a minor infringement. [36] It is awarded when the ball has been knocked or passed forward, when a player is accidentally offside, [37] or when the ball is trapped in a ruck or maul with no realistic chance of being retrieved. A team may also opt for a scrum if awarded a penalty.
[75] [76] A team can also opt for a scrum in place of a "mark", [77] free kick or penalty. [67] A scrum showing the body positions of the forwards, as well as the position of both scrum-half and the referee. A scrum is formed as near to where the infringement or stoppage occurred and at least five metres from either goal line. [78]
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In rugby football, the penalty is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise players who commit deliberate infringements. The team who did not commit the infringement are given possession of the ball and may either kick it towards touch (in which case the ball back rule is waived), attempt a place kick at goal, or tap the ball with their foot and run it.
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