| WOMENS
COMPETITION RULES |
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This year
(2003 -2004 season) the women will play 15 a-side rugby. The
games will be played under the IRB standard U19 Law Variations,
with the following exceptions as listed below.
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| As this
is the first time women have played 15-a-side for some time,
some notes and reminders have also been included. |
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 Law
3 - Number of Players & Substitutes |
| - Unlimited
Roll-On / Roll-Off substitutions will be allowed |
| HKWR
Additional Rule |
| Max. 22
players per team (7 Subs) (subject to the agreement of both
Captains if both teams request more). |
| Min. of
10 registered players per team |
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| Law
5 - Time |
| - 30 minutes
each way; |
| - Length
of half time: 5 mins |
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| Law
9 - Kicks at Goal |
| HKWR
Reminder Note |
| All kicks
to be taken within 1 minute |
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| Law
10 - Sin Bin |
| A player
who is temporarily suspended (Sin Bin) shall leave the field
for a period of 5 minutes of actual playing time. |
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| Law
13 - Kick Off and Restart Kicks |
| HKWR
Reminder Note |
| All kick
off's are drop kicks. |
| After a
score, the team that has had the score against them will restart
the game. |
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| Law
20 - Scrum |
| HKWR
Reminder Note |
| The referee
is the final judge of safety. He may direct no-push scrums at
any time if he considers it to be a safety issue |
Engagement
sequence to be:
- Crouch
- Touch
- Pause
- Engage |
| Scrums
to be pushed no more than 1.5m. (Free kick) |
| Deliberate
wheeling not permitted. (Penalty kick) |
| Scrums
that wheel more than 45 degrees will be reset and, if no penalty
is awarded, the scrum throw-in shall be to the team in possession
(i.e. no "turn-over" Law) |
| A scrum
shall consist of 8 persons at all times, except where a team
has fewer than 15 players for any reason. Where a permitted
reduction is made by one team, in the interests of safety, the
other team shall reduce numbers similarly. |
| The scrum
shall be in a 3-4-1 formation. |
| The hindmost
player in the scrum (normally the number 8), may unbind when
the ball is at her feet and pick up the ball. Once that player
unbinds, the scrum is over. |
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| Under
19 Players |
| HKWR
Additional Rul |
All Clubs
are to obtain the following for their Under 19 players:
 Letter
of consent from their parents
Letter
of consent from their club
Assessment
from the union and approval. |
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