2(a) Voluntary offending. A player must not voluntarily infringe any Law of the Game, or play unfairly.

Penalty: Penalty Kick

A penalty try must be awarded if the offence prevents a try that would probably otherwise have been scored. The player who voluntarily offends must be either admonished, cautioned that a send-off will result if the offence or a similar offence is committed, or sent off. After a caution a player is temporarily suspended from the match for a period of ten minutes. After a caution, if the player commits the same or similar offence, the player must be sent off.

3(b) Repeated Infringements. The problem of repeated infringements usually arises with the scrum, line-out, off-side, ruck, maul or tackle laws. A player penalised for several infringements of any law is cautioned and temporarily suspended from the match for a period of ten minutes. If the player repeats the offence the player is sent off.

(c) Repeated Infringements by the team. When different players of the same team repeatedly commit the same offence, the referee must decide whether or not this amounts to repeated infringement. If it does, the referee gives a general warning to the team and if they then repeat the offence, the referee cautions and temporarily suspends the guilty player(s) for a period of ten minutes. If a player of that same team then repeats the offence the referee sends off the guilty player(s).

Penalty: Penalty Kick

4 (k) Acts contrary to good sportsmanship. A player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship in the playing enclosure.

The player who commits an act of dangerous play or misconduct must either be admonished, cautioned that a send-off will result if the offence or a similar offence is committed, or sent off. After a caution a player is temporarily suspended from the match for a period of ten minutes. After a caution, if the player commits the same or similar offence, the player must be sent off.

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(e) If opposition players who are on their feet attempt to play the ball, the tackled player must release the ball.

Re-letter (e) as (f)and (f) as (g)

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(b) At a tackle or in close proximity to a tackle, other players who play the ball must do so from behind the ball and from behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal line.

Penalty: Penalty Kick

(c) Any player who gains possession of the ball at the tackle must play the ball immediately by moving away or passing or kicking the ball.

Re-letter (e) as (f) and (f) as (g)

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(b) At a tackle or in close proximity to a tackle, other players who play the ball must do so from behind the ball and from behind the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal line

Penalty: Penalty Kick

(c) Any player who gains possession of the ball at the tackle must play the ball immediately by moving away or passing or kicking the ball.

Penalty: Free Kick

(d) Any player who first gains possession of the ball must not go to the ground at the tackle or in close proximity to it unless tackled by an opposition player.

Penalty: Penalty Kick

(e) Any player who first gains possession of the ball at the tackle or in close proximity to it may be tackled by an opposition player providing that player does so from behind the ball and from behind the tackled plyer or tackler nearest that player's goal-line.

Penalty: Penalty Kick

Re-letter (b) as (f) and (c) as (g) Add Penalty: Penalty Kick after (g)

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(j) Pre-grip below the waist. A player must not pre-grip any team-mate below the waist.

Penalty: Free Kick

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(k) Support of a player. A player must not support a jumping team-mate below the shorts from behind or below the thighs from the front.

Penalty: Penalty Kick

Re-letter (k) as (l)

(b) Where: a player who peels off must stay within the area from that players line-of-touch to 10 metres from the line-of-touch, until the line-out has ended.

Penalty: Free kick on the 15 metre line, in line with the line-of-touch.