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2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
Hip drop tackles – Law change in effect from 1 November 2026 Concern has been raised about rare actions in our game that are known as ‘hip drop tackles.’ They often lead to significant injurie ... p-drop tackle: When a ball carrier… - is grasped and tackled from the side or behind,and; - the tackle ... d play; or a hip drop tackle. *viewer discretion advised Further work will be done ahead of 1 Novembe
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t A ball caught without first touching anyone else or the ground. Drop-kick After being intentionall ... m for an infringement or to a team for a mark. G Goal The ball is place-kicked or drop-kicked ove ... d of starting each half of a match and at the beginning of each period of extra-time with a drop-kick. Knoc ... g play with a drop-kick at a 22m drop-out, a Try Line drop-out, or after a score. A penalty kick or fre
Laws app - what's new
What's new in the Laws of Rugby app? The newest update comes first: October 2026 A new Law Application Guideline concerning knee-drop tackles Wordings for Hip drop tackle law change (effectiv ... T designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wordings throughout - see news here La ... e for downloading the app for first time, and for content updates for existing users Januar
9 Foul play
n: Penalty. 9.18 A player must not lift an opponent off the ground and drop or drive that player s ... n: Penalty. e. A player must not drop their weight onto an opponent or target the lower limb