WRRA – some reminders
Domestic Safety Law Variation à DSLV
IRB Law 20 – Scrum
- applies to Premier, Senior-1 and Senior-2 grades
DSLV Law 20 – Scrum
- applies to all rugby below Senior-2 (this includes Women’s Premier Grade)
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Scrum Law differences |
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NZRU Domestic Safety Law Variations |
IRB Law |
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If a scrum unintentionally wheels more than 45°, it shall be reset. There is NEVER a turnover of possession. |
If a scrum wheels more than 90°, the scrum will be reset. The team NOT in possession, when it wheeled through 90°, will throw the ball into the new scrum. |
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If team numbers are reduced (ordering off or sin bin), scrum numbers MUST match. |
No such restriction. |
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The Number-8 must bind BETWEEN the locks. |
No such restriction. |
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A scrum cannot move more than 1.5m from the original mark. |
No such restriction. |
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The ball cannot be retained IN the scrum (ie: the Number-8 cannot hold the ball at his/her feet). |
No such restriction. |
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The halfback may NOT advance beyond the middle of the scrum. |
The halfback can follow the ball through the scrum. |
Ordering Off (Red Card) reports
- these MUST be completed in all circumstances
- if you order a player off, you must advise one of the following people ON THE DAY OF THE ORDERING OFF:
o Benji Crossley 021 390 463
o Mike Dilnott 027 440 5625
o Ian Dallas 027 487 6442
o David Walsh 021 898 098
- Completed reports must be with Benji Crossley at the start of Monday business (for a Saturday ordering off) or the following day (for a Sunday or mid-week ordering off). Completing them and/or handing them in at a Monday night meeting is not satisfactory! The administrative task of notifying players and clubs of appeal rights and setting up disciplinary hearings needs to be done earlier than “Monday night completion” would allow.
Temporary Suspension / Sin Bin (Yellow Card) reports
- these must be completed in all circumstances
- they must be sent to Benji inside the “48 hours post game window” or, handed in at the Monday night meeting.
The Ordering Off and Sin Bin report forms have been updated to replace Nathan Pilalis’ details with Benji Crossley’s details. They will be available on the WRRA website.
Availability / non-availability
- the email address notavail@wrra.org.nz is redirected to various people. This facility is being used regularly and is functioning well. Please send notification of your non-availability to this email address as early as possible. Noon Monday is the cutoff for notification for the following Saturday. Earlier than this time is preferable.
- Regardless of having sent through notification of non-availability, please always check the draw and appointments to ensure you have not been appointed on a day that you are unavailable. If you discover any issues with the appointments, please advise Benji immediately!
David Walsh
Referee Education Officer – Horowhenua-Kapiti, Wairarapa-Bush and Wellington
021 898 098
04 380 2215 (DDI)
04 389 0889 (fax)
PO Box 7201 Wellington
