Ruck A ruck A ruck is formed when at least one player from each side bind onto each other with the ball on the ground between them.Laws of the Game: Law 16 A ruck often ensues following a tackle. This physical contact, or binding, is generally by locking shoulders while facing each other. Additional players may join the ruck, but must do so from behind the rearmost foot of the hindmost teammate in the ruck;Laws of the Game: Law 16.5c this is often referred to as "coming through the gate". If players do not go "through the gate", it is a penalty to the opposition. In a ruck, no player may use their hands to win the ball;Laws of the Game: Law 16.4b instead each side attempts to push the other side off the ball or use their feet to hook it back towards their own side; an action known as rucking. Any player not taking part in the ruck and maul must retreat behind the offside line, a notional line that runs parallel to the goal-lines through the rearmost foot of their hindmost teammate in the ruck or maul.Laws of the Game: Law 16.5a World Rugby announced in 2017 that it would conduct a worldwide trial to a major change to the laws governing the ruck . Under the trial law amendment, a ruck is formed "when at least one player is on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground." At this moment, the offside lines are set. A player on his or her feet (typically the tackler) can use hands to pick up the ball if the action is immediate, but once an opposing player arrives at the ruck, no hands can be used. Additionally, kicking the ball out of a ruck is explicitly penalised, with only hooking "in a backwards motion" allowed. The trial was used for several international competitions in 2017, among them the World Under 20 Championship, before taking effect in the Northern Hemisphere on 1 August 2017 and in the Southern Hemisphere from 1 January 2018. The November 2017 Test series will also use the trial ruck law. This trial will run for at least one full year before any decision is made on permanent implementation.
Ruck A ruck A ruck is formed when at least one player from each side bind onto each other with the ball on the ground between them.Laws of the Game: Law 16 A ruck often ensues following a tackle. This physical contact, or binding, is generally by locking shoulders while facing each other. Additional players may join the ruck, but must do so from behind the rearmost foot of the hindmost teammate in the ruck;Laws of the Game: Law 16.5c this is often referred to as "coming through the gate". If players do not go "through the gate", it is a penalty to the opposition. In a ruck, no player may use their hands to win the ball;Laws of the Game: Law 16.4b instead each side attempts to push the other side off the ball or use their feet to hook it back towards their own side; an action known as rucking. Any player not taking part in the ruck and maul must retreat behind the offside line, a notional line that runs parallel to the goal-lines through the rearmost foot of their hindmost teammate in the ruck or maul.Laws of the Game: Law 16.5a World Rugby announced in 2017 that it would add a major change to the laws governing the ruck among an ongoing series of global law trials. Under this trial law amendment, a ruck is formed "when at least one player is on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground." At this moment, the offside lines are set. A player on his or her feet (typically the tackler) can use hands to pick up the ball if the action is immediate, but once an opposing player arrives at the ruck, no hands can be used. Additionally, kicking the ball out of a ruck is explicitly penalised, with only hooking "in a backwards motion" allowed. The trial was used for several international competitions in 2017, among them the World Under 20 Championship, before taking effect in the Northern Hemisphere on 1 August 2017 and in the Southern Hemisphere from 1 January 2018. All of these amendments were approved unanimously by the World Rugby Council and added to the laws of the game in 2018.
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