Rules

NSWCPS RUGBY KNOCKOUT RULES

MANAGEMENT LAWS

Playing Area:
Normal field – 5 metres in 

Player Number:

10 per side

Time:

Maximum 10 minutes each way

Maximum playing time:

90 minutes per day maximum playing time per student.

Bar:

Full size – Size 4

Scoring:

Normal Law the Conversion is taken no further out than the 15m line no matter where the try is scored. Try 5 points, Conversion 2

Tackle:

Yes

Ruck Offside:

Hind most foot

Maul Offside:

Hind most foot

KICKING LAWS

Start Game:

Drop Kick

Restart Game:

Drop Kick

Penalty:

Tap, kicks for touch, kick for territory.  NO PENALTY KICK FOR GOAL

Drop Out:

Dropkick on or behind the 22m line

General Play:

Kicking allowed

Kick for Goal:

Place kick in line with where the try is scored - no further out than the 15m line.

SCRUM LAWS

Features:

Uncontested

Numbers:

5 players

Push:

No push

Scrum Half Attacking:

Can pass, run or kick

Scrum Half Defending:

No. Must be at the base of the scrum

Number 8 run from the back of scrum:

No

Offside Line:

10m

LINEOUT LAWS

Features:

Contested

Numbers:

Minimum of 2, throwing teams set maximum

Length:

5 -15m

Spacing:

1m between teams

Throw:

Down the line of touch

Beginning:

The ball leaves the thrower’s hands

End:

The ball clears the lineout or travels beyond/off the line of touch including all feet if involved in a maul

Offside:

10m from the line of touch

Support:

No Lifting

Please note: The maximum playing time for any student is to be 90 minutes for the day. It is the team Coach’s responsibility to ensure that none of their students plays more than 90 minutes of Rugby Union at the Chris Gangemi Cup.

Games will commence and end on the hooter. Teams/Players must be ready to commence the game at the assigned time of each game. If a team has not taken the field after 5 minutes, the game will result in a forfeit with a score of 7 – 0.

It is the responsibility of each school to arrive in plenty of time for an appropriate warm-up to take place and to take the field ready to start the first game of their day at the assigned time.

The points for each match are:

·       3 points for a win.

·       2 points draw.

·       1 point for a loss.

·       0 points for a forfeit

Should teams be equal at the end of the day on points in their pool, the following order is applied:

·       The result of the game they played.

·       For & against – difference.

·       Points for.

·       Toss of the coin by the Convenor.

If there is a draw at full-time of the Grand final game – five (5) minutes of extra time will be played; if the game is still drawn, the team that scored first will be the winner.