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POSSESSION
Current: This happens when a player carrying the ball or the team has the ball in its control; for example the ball in one half of a scrum or ruck is in that team’s possession
Proposal: This happens when a player is carrying the ball (or attempting to bring it under control) or the team has the ball in its control; for example the ball in one half of a scrum or ruck is in that team’s possession.
Rationale: Clarifies that when a player is juggling with the ball in an attempt to bring it under control he is in possession and if he puts his foot into touch, the ball is in touch.
Law 19 Definition 6
Current: The ball is in touch if a player catches the ball and that player has a foot on the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. If a player has one foot in the field of play and one foot in touch and holds the ball, the ball is in touch.
Proposal: The ball is in touch if a player catches the ball and that player has a foot on the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. If the ball had not reached the touchline when the player catches it, the player has taken the ball into touch.
Rationale: Change encourages the catcher to keep the ball in play.
Law 19 Definition 8
Current: If a player jumps and catches the ball, both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch or touch-in-goal.
Proposal:
If a player jumps and catches a ball that has reached the plane of touch both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch. If the player does not land in the playing area the player has NOT taken the ball into touch.
If a player jumps and catches a ball that has not reached the plane of touch both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch. If the player does not land in the playing area the player has taken the ball into touch.
If a player jumps from the playing area and plays a ball that has reached the plane of touch the ball is not in touch if the ball lands within the playing area. If the ball does not land in the playing area the player has taken the ball into touch.
If a player, who has either or both feet on or beyond the touchline, picks up a ball in the playing area then the ball is in touch and the player picking it up has taken the ball into touch
Rationale Clarifies the Law and makes decision making easier for the Assistant Referee
Permits a player to return a ball to the playing area thus extending ball in play time.
Deters a player who is in touch from catching or picking up a ball that has not reached the touchline thus encouraging the receiving player to keep the ball in play and extending ball in play time.
Current: This happens when a player carrying the ball or the team has the ball in its control; for example the ball in one half of a scrum or ruck is in that team’s possession
Proposal: This happens when a player is carrying the ball (or attempting to bring it under control) or the team has the ball in its control; for example the ball in one half of a scrum or ruck is in that team’s possession.
Rationale: Clarifies that when a player is juggling with the ball in an attempt to bring it under control he is in possession and if he puts his foot into touch, the ball is in touch.
Law 19 Definition 6
Current: The ball is in touch if a player catches the ball and that player has a foot on the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. If a player has one foot in the field of play and one foot in touch and holds the ball, the ball is in touch.
Proposal: The ball is in touch if a player catches the ball and that player has a foot on the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. If the ball had not reached the touchline when the player catches it, the player has taken the ball into touch.
Rationale: Change encourages the catcher to keep the ball in play.
Law 19 Definition 8
Current: If a player jumps and catches the ball, both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch or touch-in-goal.
Proposal:
If a player jumps and catches a ball that has reached the plane of touch both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch. If the player does not land in the playing area the player has NOT taken the ball into touch.
If a player jumps and catches a ball that has not reached the plane of touch both feet must land in the playing area, otherwise the ball is in touch. If the player does not land in the playing area the player has taken the ball into touch.
If a player jumps from the playing area and plays a ball that has reached the plane of touch the ball is not in touch if the ball lands within the playing area. If the ball does not land in the playing area the player has taken the ball into touch.
If a player, who has either or both feet on or beyond the touchline, picks up a ball in the playing area then the ball is in touch and the player picking it up has taken the ball into touch
Rationale Clarifies the Law and makes decision making easier for the Assistant Referee
Permits a player to return a ball to the playing area thus extending ball in play time.
Deters a player who is in touch from catching or picking up a ball that has not reached the touchline thus encouraging the receiving player to keep the ball in play and extending ball in play time.
