Law Quiz 4 (remember DSLV’s apply where applicable)
1. Two players are running towards the ball and one pushes the other shoulder to shoulder.
What should the referee rule?
a. Free Kick
b. Penalty Kick
c. Play Continues
Law 10.1 (a)
2. A maul collapses and the ball is not immediately available. What should the referee rule?
a. Penalty Kick
b. Scrum
Law 17.6 (c)
c. Play Continues
3. A Mark is awarded 2 metres from touch-in-goal and 2 metres behind the goal line. Where
does play restart?
a. Where the mark was made
b. 2x5
Law 18.2 and 21.2 (b)
c. 5x5
d. 5x15
4. A defender is tackled and is holding the ball. An arriving onside attacker approaches from
behind the ball and directly behind the tackled player and while standing immediately taking
the ball from the defender. What should the referee rule ?
a. Play Continues
Law 15.6 (b)
b. Free Kick
c. Penalty Kick
5. 2 defenders joining a ruck drop their head and shoulders below their hips. What should the
referee rule?
a. Play Continues
b. Scrum
c. Free Kick
Law 16.2 (a)
d. Penalty Kick
6. A player is penalised for late charging an opponent who has just kicked the ball. Does the
referee always give the Penalty at the place of the late charge?
Yes / No
Law 10.4 (o)
7. An attacker knocks on in-goal attempting to score a try. May the defenders opt for a 22m
drop out?
Yes / No
Law 22.13
8. At a scrum, may advantage be played when the ball is intentionally kicked out of the tunnel
in the direction from which it was thrown?
Yes / No
Law 8.3 (b),
Law 20.8 (c)
9. An attacking player with the ball dives and the ball is first grounded on the goal line against
the corner flag post. What does the referee rule?
a. Try
b. Drop Out
Law 22.12
c. 5 Metre Scrum
d. Lineout
10. A player is on the ground with the ball nearby. An opponent intentionally dives on the player
on the ground. What should the referee rule?
a. Play Continues
b. Free Kick
c. Penalty Kick
Law 14.2 (b)