Law 18. Mark
| DEFINITION
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make a mark, a player must be on or behind that player's 22-metre line. A
player with one foot on the 22 metre line or behind it is considered to be
'inthe 22'. The player must make a clean catch direct from an opponent’s
kick and at the same time shout “Mark!”.
A mark cannot be made from a kick-off. A kick is awarded for a mark. The place for the kick is the place of the mark. A player may make a mark even though the ball touched a goal post or crossbar before being caught. A player from the defending team may make a mark in in-goal.
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AFTER A MARK
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referee immediately blows the whistle and awards a kick to the player who
made the mark.
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KICK AWARDED
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kick is awarded at the place of the mark.
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KICK - WHERE
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kick is taken at or behind the mark on a line through the mark.
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WHO KICKS
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kick is taken by the player who made the mark. If that player cannot take
the kick within one minute, a scrum is formed at the place of the mark
with the ball thrown in by the player's team. If the mark is in the
in-goal, the scrum is 5 metres from the goal-line, on a line through the
mark.
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HOW THE KICK IS TAKEN
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provisions of Law 21 - Free Kicks - apply to a kick awarded after a mark.
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SCRUM ALTERNATIVE
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| (a)
The team of the player who made the mark may choose to take a scrum.
(b) Where the scrum is. If the mark is in the field-of-play, the scrum is at the place of the mark, but at least 5 metres from the touch-line. If the mark is in-goal, the scrum is 5 metres from the goal-line on a line through the mark, and at least 5 metres from the touch-line. (c) Who throws in. The team of the player who made the mark throws the ball in.
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PENALTY KICK AWARDED
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| (a)
An opponent, whether on-side or off-side, must not charge a player who has
made a mark after the referee has blown the whistle. PK
Penalty: Penalty Kick (b) Where penalty kick is taken. If the infringing player is on-side, the penalty kick is taken at the place of the infringement. If the infringing player is off-side, the penalty kick is taken at the place of the off-side line (Law 11 Off-side and On-side in General Play.) (c) The penalty kick. Any player from the non-offending team may take the penalty kick.
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