8. The Tackle, Maul and Ruck Flashcards
Can someone other than the ball carrier be tackled?
What may the ball carrier do to avoid being tackled?
Sanction?
8.a) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
a) Only the ball carrier can be tackled. (Sanction: Free Kick) The ball carrier can run and dodge potential tacklers and is permitted to fend them off using their hand below the armpits of the opponent.
Where can someone tackle the ball carrier?
What must the ball carrier not do?
- The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
b) The tackler must grip and hold the ball carrier below the base of the sternum (the area of the tummy or bellow and below). The ball carrier must not go into contact with an opponent with their shoulders below their hips, or dip down late and low or otherwise place their head into the head space of the opponent.
Sanction: Free Kick
In a maul or ruck describe scenarios that may result in ‘obstruction’ and what is the sanction?
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c) Support players must not stand either side and in close proximity to the ball carrier to prevent defenders from making the next tackle
Sanction: Free Kick
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9. Foul play
3. A player must not intentionally prevent an opponent from tackling or attempting to tackle the ball-carrier.
Ball carrier is held on their feet and the maul is progressing forward?
What happens once forward momentum has been lost?
- d) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck:
d) When the ball carrier is held in contact and remains on their feet they may continue to progress forward. Once forward momentum has been stopped, the ball must be played away from the contact area. (Note: referee will call ’use it’ 5 seconds
Sanction: Scrum Team not in possession of the balls throw in ‘turnover’
In a ‘maul’ an opponent grabs the ball and rips it from the ball carrier?
- e) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck:
e) When the ball carrier is not taken to ground, the opponent may contest the ball by grabbing it.
A ball carrier goes to ground who is not being held. An opponent comes in from the side and picks up the ball and runs, has a tackle taken place?
Describe the tackle and stages of the tackle?
- f) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck:
f) A “Tackle” occurs when the ball carrier is held by one or more opponents and is
brought to ground. A ball carrier who is not held is not a tackled player and a tackle has not taken place. Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and bring that player to ground, and who also go to ground, are known as tacklers.
Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and do not go to ground are not
tacklers. The tackle must include the use of arms. Where the ball carrier is taken to ground, the referee will call “Tackle-Release”.
Note: at this point the ball carrier must release the ball. The Tackler should have already released the ball carrier and rolled away. They may rejoin from behind and through the ‘gate’
What must the Tackler do immediately after they have taken a ball carrier to ground?
What must they do before they can contest the ball or block a pass?
- g) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
g) When the ball carrier is taken to ground, the tackler must immediately release the ball carrier and must get to their feet as soon as possible before they are permitted to contest the ball or block the pass.
Sanction: Penalty / Free Kick
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Tacklers must:
Immediately release the ball and the ball-carrier after both players go to ground.
Immediately move away from the tackled player and from the ball or get up.
Be on their feet before attempting to play the ball.
Allow the tackled player to release or play the ball.
Allow the tackled player to move away from the ball.
Sanction: Penalty.
Tacklers may play the ball from the direction of their own goal line provided they have complied with the above responsibilities and a ruck has not formed.
What must a ball carrier do after a referee calls “Tackle-Release”?
- h) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
h) When the ball carrier is taken to ground and the referee calls “Tackle-Release”, the ball carrier must pass the ball immediately, roll away or place the ball towards their own team
Sanction: Free Kick
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14. 7.
Tackled players must immediately:
Make the ball available so that play can continue by releasing, passing or pushing the ball in any direction except forward. They may place the ball in any direction.
Move away from the ball or get up.
Ensure that they do not lie on, over or near the ball to prevent opposition players from gaining possession of it.
Sanction: Penalty.
A tackle is made the team in possession may only support from where?
- I) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck:
i) When the tackle is made the team in possession of the ball may only support from behind. (Offside)
Sanction: Penalty / Free Kick
Note: the ’gate’ is as big as the width area behind the ball carrier - pencil presentation & prawn presentation to minimise the area making it more difficult for opponents.
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JOINING A RUCK
An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line.
A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost player.
A player must bind onto a team-mate or an opposition player. The bind must precede or be simultaneous with contact with any other part of the body.
Players must join the ruck or retire behind their offside line immediately.
Players who have previously been part of the ruck may rejoin the ruck, provided they do so from an onside position.
Sanction: Penalty.
An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line.
A player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost player.
A player must bind onto a team-mate or an opposition player. The bind must precede or be simultaneous with contact with any other part of the body.
Players must join the ruck or retire behind their offside line immediately.
Players who have previously been part of the ruck may rejoin the ruck, provided they do so from an onside position.
Sanction: Penalty.
What may supporting players do when the ball carrier is on the ground?
- j) & k) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
J) When the tackle is made and the ball carrier is on the ground, supporting players may:
i. pick up or rip the ball and run or pass away from the contact area; or
ii. if a ruck is not formed, pick up the ball and run; or
iii. join to form a ruck but must do so from their own side (i.e. from the
direction of their own goal line) and drive over the ball, in an attempt to take their immediate opponents away from the ball.
k) If j) iii. above has taken place, the next arriving player can pass the ball to another
player or run with it
When is a ruck formed, and what are the implications?
Player uses their hands in a ruck?
- l) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck:
l) A “ruck” is a phase of play where one or more players from each team, who are on their feet, in physical contact, close around the ball on the ground. Open play has ended. Players are rucking when they are in a ruck and using their feet to try to win or keep possession of the ball, without being guilty of foul play
Use of Hands Sanction:Free Kick
Ball does not come out - Sanction: Scrum (team not in possession throw in)
When the ball has been clearly won by a team at a ruck and the ball is available to be played the referee will call “Use it”, what happens next?
- m) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
m) When the ball has been clearly won by a team at a ruck and the ball is available to be played the referee will call “Use it” after which the ball must be played within 5 seconds. If the ball is not played within 5 seconds the referee will award a scrum and the team not in possession of the ball at the ruck is awarded the throw-in.
Sanction: Scrum
A player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents and one of the ball carrier’s team mates bind on the ball carrier, what has formed and what are the implications ?
Variations: 1. Not bound or 2. Not on their feet or 3. Not driving forward?
- n) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
n) A “maul” begins when a player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents and one of the ball carrier’s team mates bind on the ball carrier. A maul therefore consists, when it begins, of at least three players, all on their feet ; the ball carrier and one player from each team. All the players involved must be bound to the maul and must be on their feet and moving towards a goal line. Open play has end.
Fouls: Obstruction -> Sanction: Free Kick
‘Use It’ - 5 sec otherwise Turnover
Maul is formed, ball is not made available within 5 seconds after the referee calls “use it”?
o) When a maul is formed the ball must be made available within 5 seconds. The
referee should call “Use it” and the ball should be moved away from the contact
area. If neither team can pass the ball away, a scrum should be awarded to the
team not in possession when the maul began
Sanction: Scrum throw in by team not in possession when scrum started (turnover)
When a tackle is made the team in possession of the ball may only support from?
- p) The Tackle, Maul and Ruck
p) When the tackle is made the team in possession of the ball may only support from behind.
Sanction: Free Kick
Note: come through the ‘gate’,
