Players are on their feet if no other part of their body is supported by the ground or players on the ground. 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. Any player who first gains possession of the ball must not go to ground at the tackle or in close proximity to it unless tackled by an opposition player. After a tackle, any player lying on the ground must not prevent an opponent from getting possession of the ball. After a tackle, any player on the ground must not tackle an opponent or try to tackle an opponent.
Ball goes into the in-goal.
No player may prevent the tackled player from passing the ball. No player may prevent the tackled player from releasing the ball and getting up or moving away from it. No player may pull the ball from the tackled player before the tackled player has released it. An opponent may legally pull the ball from the hands or arms of a tackled player who is reaching out to ground the ball on or over the goal-line, but the opponent must not kick the ball. No player may fall on or over the tackled player.