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o is on their feet in the tackle area, to ground. The action often lands on the player’s lower limbs. D Dead The ball is dead when the referee blows the whistle to stop play; or when the ball is in touch and a lineout should take place; or following an unsuccessful conversion. Dead-ball line The line at eithe ... s as an arriving player at a tackle. Forward Towards the opposition’s dead-ball line. Foul play Anythin

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9 Foul play

6 A player must not obstruct, or in any way interfere with an opponent while the ball is dea ... l lands in in-goal, touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, five metres from the try lin