The IRFU’s High Performance Referees continue their series of explaining the laws of the game with Frank Murphy this week looking at Law 18 "The Lineout".
[jwplayer R0Nzsfcj] The sections and sanctions associated with Law 18 that are explored this week are: Law 18.10: Each team must form a line half a metre from the mark The gap must be maintained until the ball is thrown in SANCTION: Free-kick Law 18.23.a: The ball must be thrown in straight along the mark of touch SANCTION: Option of Scrum or Lineout to Opposition Law 18.29.e: A player can grasp and bring an opponent in possession of the ball to ground, provided that the player is not in the air SANCTION: Penalty Law 18.37.a: The lineout ends when the ball or player in possession: (i) Leaves the lineout (ii) Enters the area between touchline and the 5m line (iii) Goes beyond the 15m line [jwplayer LCNPgcq3]When play reaches a touchline, the ball is in touch and becomes dead. Quick-throws and lineouts are methods of restarting the game with a throw after the ball or ball-carrier has gone into touch.