I awarded a penalty to the attacking team. The kick was intended for a lineout by the try line. The kick missed target and went out on-the-full between the try line and dead ball line. My gut instict was to award a lineout to the defending team at a position of the kick. A friend, also a referee said the it should have been a 22 drop-out and yet another aquiantance, also a referee said it should have been a scrum to the defending team at the point of the kick. If the kick had been a normal kick from the hand that had gone wrong then I would also have awarded a scrum to the defending team at the position of the kick. I followed my gut instinct and awarded a lineout defending team at the position of the kick. I have read and re-read law 22.8 but it does not seem to cover this. Was I wrong? and if so, Why? Can anyone help? Ian_Cook 09-03-09, 11:03 Law 22.8 is the correct Law for this occurrence. The ball was kicked into touch in goal, it was not a shot at goal or an attempted dropped goal. The fact that it was a PK is irrelevant. Law 22.8 applies whether it was a FK, PK or a kick in play. Your two acquaintances were both half right 22.8 BALL KICKED DEAD IN IN-GOAL If a team kicks the ball through their opponents? in-goal, into touch-ingoal or on or over