Junior+Rugby


 * The Rules of Touch Rugby **


 * The Field of Play **

70m long (scoreline to scoreline) and 50m wide


 * Team Composition **

A team may consist of up to 12 players. A maximum of 7 are allowed on the field at any one time.


 * Duration **

The match is 20 minutes each way with a 3 minute break at half time


 * Scoring **

A touchdown is worth 1 point. The dummy half is not permitted to score touchdowns


 * Extra Time **

When a match is drawn and a single winner is required, extra time is played and teams drop off players every 2 minutes until they are down to 3. The first team to score a try wins the match.


 * Substitution Box **

Teams may interchange players at any time. Players coming on to the field may not do so until the player being replaced has come off.
 * The Tap **

The tap is taken by placing the ball on the ground on the mark, releasing the ball from both hands, tapping the ball with the foot a distance of not more than 1 metre and retrieving the ball cleanly.


 * Rollball **

A means of restarting play. Players must perform the rollball on the mark while facing theor opponents scoreline and rolling the ball backwards between their legs a distance of not more than 1 metre. Players must not delay performing the rollball. The defending team must retreat 5 metres.


 * Intentional Touch **

When a defending player is retiring 5/10 metres an intentional touch may be taken by the attacking player


 * Possession of the Ball **

A change of possession shall occur when:


 * The ball goes to ground
 * The dummy half is touched
 * The 6th touch occurs
 * The player in possession steps on or over the boundary of the field of play
 * A rollball or tap is performed incorrectly

A change of possession, play is restarted with a rollball


 * The Penalty **

When a player team is penalised the non-offending team shall restart play with a tap. The tap is taken at the mark and the defending team must retire 10 metres from the mark until the ball has been tapped. Play restarts with a tap when the following infringements occur:


 * Forward pass
 * Touch and pass
 * Rollball performed off the mark
 * Perfroming a rollball prior to the touch being made
 * Offside
 * Deliberately delaying play
 * Using more than minimum force to make a touch
 * Obstruction