NathanAbdelnour
Manager,MatchOfficialDevelopment
RugbyCanada
VictoriaOfficeExtension302
Cell2502172373
[email protected]
TO/À:
AllProvincialUnionStaff,Administrators,Club
Executives,Coaches,Players,MatchOfficials,and
Parents
FROM/DE: NathanAbdelnour–Manager,MatchOfficialDevelopment
CC/CC:
DustinHopkins–Manager,NationalDevelopment
PaulHunter–Manager,CommunityCoachDevelopment
DATE: Friday,29April2016
SUBJECT/OBJECT: 2016RugbyCanadaLawImplementationsandPlayerWelfare
Withanewseasoncominguponus,RugbyCanadaisissuinganoticetoallProvincialUnionStaff,
Administrators,ClubExecutives,Coaches,Players,MatchOfficials,andParentsofafewLaw
Amendments,Clarifications,andImplementationGuidelineswhichwillbetakingeffectMay1,
2016.LinktotherelevantLawsarealsoposted.
PleasenotethatRugbyCanadaWILLNOTbeimplementinganyoftheWorldRugby2016Law
Trials.ThosewillbeimplementedonlyinspecifiedglobalcompetitionsoutsideofCanada.
Additionally,pleasefindbelowacoupleofremindersinregardstoissuesofplayerwelfareand
safety,inparticulartheemphasisonRugbyCanada’snewPlaySmartcampaign.
2016LawAmendments
KeyPoints:
Law3–NumbersofPlayers:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=3
• Rosterscanbeupto23players
o Wherethisisthecase,theremustbe3FrontRowreplacementsandonemustbe
designatedforeachfrontrowposition
• Asubstitutedplayermayreturntoreplaceanplayerinjuredfromfoulplay
Law8–Advantage:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=8
• Advantagemustnotbeappliedwhenfrontrowplayersareliftedinascrumandhaveno
supportontheground
RUGBY CANADA
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rugbycanada.ca
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Victoria Office / Bureau de Victoria
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NathanAbdelnour
Manager,MatchOfficialDevelopment
RugbyCanada
VictoriaOfficeExtension302
Cell2502172373
[email protected]
Law9–MethodofScoring(SevensVariation):http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=9
• Thekickermusttaketheconversionkickwithin30secondsofthetrybeingawarded
Law10–FoulPlay:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=10
• Divingconstitutesfoulplayandistobesanctionedwithapenaltykick
Law19–TouchandLineout:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=19
• Noplayermayplacethemselvesinthe5mchannelfromthetouchline
• Noplayermaypreventtheballbeingthrowninfromtraveling5m
o SanctionforbothinfringementsisaFreeKick
Law20–Scrum:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=20
• Ascrumistobeformed30secondsfromthetimetherefereemakesthemark
o SanctionfortheinfringementisaFreeKick
• Thereisnolongeraturnoverforascrumwhichwheelsthrough90degrees.Ifthisoccurs,
thescrummustberesetwiththesameteamthrowingtheballin
• Theopposingscrumhalfmaynotstepintothechannelbetweentheflankerand8-man
o SanctionfortheinfringementisaPenaltyKick
• Ifascrumbecomesstationaryandtheballisavailableatthebaseofthescrum,the
refereemaytellthescrumhalftousetheball,andtheballmustemergeimmediately
Law21–PenaltyandFreeKicks:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=21
• Forpenaltyandfreekickswithin5mofateam’sgoalline,themarkwillbeonthe5mline
FormoreinformationinregardstoallWorldRugbyLawAmendmentsfor2016,pleasevisitthe
WorldRugbyreleaseanddownloadtheattachment:
http://www.worldrugby.org/news/129899
2016LawClarifications
KeyPoints:
Law12–Knock-OnorThrowForward:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=12
• Defendersdeliberatelypullingorrippingtheballoutofaball-carrier’shandswillnot
constituteaknock-onbytheball-carrier;refereesshouldplayoninthisinstanceasthe
balltraveledbackwardsfromthedefendertowardstheirowngoalline.
Law5–Time(http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=5)ANDLaw9–MethodofScoring(asabove)
RUGBY CANADA
Toronto Office / Bureau de Toronto
30 Rue East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 110
Richmond Hill, ON CANADA L4B 1J2
Tel / Tél : 905 707 8998
Fax / Téléc : 905 707 9707
rugbycanada.ca
[email protected]
Victoria Office / Bureau de Victoria
3024 Rue Glen Lake Road
Langford, BC CANADA V9B 4B4
Tel / Tél : 250 418 8998
Fax / Téléc : 250 386 3810
NathanAbdelnour
Manager,MatchOfficialDevelopment
RugbyCanada
VictoriaOfficeExtension302
Cell2502172373
[email protected]
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Atanypointinamatch,thetry-scorermaytellthereferee“nokick”inordertodecline
theconversionattemptandmovestraighttotheensuingkick-off
Wheretimeisclosetoexpiringfollowingatryorpenalty,therefereewillresumewith
thenextphaseofplaytakingnoteofthetimefromwhentheplayertakingthekick
strikestheball
o Ifthekickistakenatanytimebeforethecompletionofthehalforfulltime,then
thelineout,scrum,orkick-offmusttakeplaceandplaywillresumeuntiltheball
nextbecomesdead
FormoreinformationinregardstoallWorldRugbyLawClarificationsfor2016,pleasevisitthe
WorldRugbyreleaseanddownloadtheattachment:
http://www.worldrugby.org/news/129899
2016LawImplementationGuidelines
KeyPoints
• Theballmustbehandedbackwardsinamaul
o Noplayermaycarrytheballastheyslidebackinthemaul
• Noplayermayjointhemaulfrominfrontofthehind-mostfootofthemaul
Formoreinformationinregardstothe2016LawImplementationGuidelines,andtoseevideo,
pleaseseethefollowinglink:http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=9
RugbyCanada’sPlaySmartProgramme
AsofFebruary1,2016,RugbyCanadahasinitiatedthePlaySmartProgramme.Inadditiontothe
concussionguidelinesabove,italsorequiresallcoachesandmatchofficialsregisteringwith
RugbyCanadaforthe2016seasontohavecompletedthefollowing:
Coaches
- WorldRugby’sonlineRugbyReadymodule
- WorldRugby’sonlineConcussionManagementmodule
MatchOfficials
- WorldRugby’sonlineRugbyReadymodule
- WorldRugby’sonlineConcussionManagementmodule
- WorldRugby’sonlineLawsoftheGamemodule
RUGBY CANADA
Toronto Office / Bureau de Toronto
30 Rue East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 110
Richmond Hill, ON CANADA L4B 1J2
Tel / Tél : 905 707 8998
Fax / Téléc : 905 707 9707
rugbycanada.ca
[email protected]
Victoria Office / Bureau de Victoria
3024 Rue Glen Lake Road
Langford, BC CANADA V9B 4B4
Tel / Tél : 250 418 8998
Fax / Téléc : 250 386 3810
NathanAbdelnour
Manager,MatchOfficialDevelopment
RugbyCanada
VictoriaOfficeExtension302
Cell2502172373
[email protected]
RugbyCanadaPlayerWelfare–Reminder
PleasereferbacktoRugbyCanada’sPlayerWelfareMemofromMay29,2015:
http://www.rugbycanada.ca/media/leagues/3817/graphics/150529_rugby_canada_player_welf
are_memo.pdf
InityouwillfindimportantinformationregardingRugbyCanada’sConcussionManagement,the
useofWorldRugbyapprovedgoggles,anddetailson“squeezeball”andtheU19level.
However,asaquickreminder,pleasenotethefollowinginregardstotheHeadInjury
Assessmentprotocol:
Contrarytobelief,thereisno“concussionbin”oranyformofreplacementorsubstitutionfor
anyplayersuspectedofhavingaconcussion–theHeadInjuryAssessmentProtocolisonlytobe
conductedattheinternationallevelofthegamebyWorldRugbytrainedmedicalpractitioners.
Assoonasanydomesticplayerissuspectedofhavingaconcussion,theyaretoberemoved
fromthegameandallcompetitionthatdayandareonlytoreturntoplayafterfollowingthe
GraduatedReturntoPlayProtocol.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheWorldRugbysiteonconcussion:
http://playerwelfare.worldrugby.org/concussion
MoreInformation
FormoreinformationonPlayerWelfare,pleasevisit:
WorldRugby’sPlayerWelfare-http://playerwelfare.worldrugby.org
WorldRugby’sConcussionManagement-http://playerwelfare.worldrugby.org/concussion
RugbyCanada’sPlaySmart-http://playsmart.rugbycanada.ca
FormoreinformationonRugbyCanada’spositionconcerninganyoftheissuesabove–aswellas
any other concerns regarding player welfare – please contact Nathan Abdelnour via email at
[email protected](250)418-8998ext.302.
Sincerely,
RUGBYCANADA
RUGBY CANADA
Toronto Office / Bureau de Toronto
30 Rue East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 110
Richmond Hill, ON CANADA L4B 1J2
Tel / Tél : 905 707 8998
Fax / Téléc : 905 707 9707
rugbycanada.ca
[email protected]
Victoria Office / Bureau de Victoria
3024 Rue Glen Lake Road
Langford, BC CANADA V9B 4B4
Tel / Tél : 250 418 8998
Fax / Téléc : 250 386 3810