Candidate Script and Answer Paper
LAWS OF THE GAME
THEORY EXAMINATION
2012
LEVEL I
CANDIDATE SCRIPT AND ANSWER PAPER
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION
LAWS OF THE GAME THEORY EXAMINATION 2012
LEVEL I
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1 / Each correct answer is worth 1 mark.2 / Note on Advantage
You should assume that no advantage occurs following any of the situations described, unless advantage is clearly indicated in the question.
3 / You are reminded to answer the paper as per New Zealand Domestic Safety Law Variations (DSLV’s) where they exist, in place of International Law and according to the Law Book.
4 / Whenever you are asked, “What should the referee rule?” give a single answer such as - Scrum, Penalty kick, Lineout, Play continues, etc. It is not necessary to provide the reason for your answer, eg Offside, Foul Play, Advantage etc. The exam does not require you to provide a reason, only the ruling.
Answer only the question being asked.
5 / Yes / No Questions – When answering a question requiring you to indicate Yes or No, please clearly circle your chosen answer.
6 / Multiple Choice Questions – When answering a question providing a number of options, please write the letter of your chosen option on the line provided to the bottom right of the question.
7 / Pass Mark
There are 100 marks available from the questions.
A pass is obtained by attaining at least 80 marks - 80%
8 / Gender
Wherever words indicating masculine gender are used, this is to be interpreted to include both genders.
1 / The ball touches the referee in the field of play and one team gains an advantage.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Penalty Kick
c) Free Kick
d) Scrum / ______
2 / An attacker in possession of the ball touches the referee in-goal and gains an advantage.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty Kick
b) Free Kick
c) Try
d) Play continues / ______
3 / The referee awards a try. A touch judge has the flag up to signal the ball is in touch on the 22-metre line.
May the referee alter this decision? / Yes / No
4 / An assistant referee has signaled foul play. Play continues and the ball goes into touch further up-field.
Must the assistant referee stay at the original mark where the foul play occurred? / Yes / No
5 / The attackers kick the ball into touch and it hits a spectator. A different ball is used to take a quick throw-in.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Free Kick
c) Lineout: attacker’s throw-in.
d) Lineout: defender’s throw-in. / ______
6 / A scrum collapses while the ball is at the hindmost foot.
Must the referee apply advantage? / Yes / No
7 / The ball is knocked-on by the attackers and gathered by a defender who passes to a team-mate. This pass is knocked-on by the defender.
- Where does the referee award the scrum?
b) At the place of the second infringement
- Which team throws-in to the scrum?
b) Defenders / ______
______
8 / A defender kicks the ball from in-goal and is then charged by an opponent.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Penalty to the attackers
c) Penalty to the defenders
d) Scrum to the attackers
e) Scrum to the defenders / ______
9 / A defender kicks the ball from in-goal and is then charged by an opponent. The ball goes into touch-in-goal.
Where does play re-start?
a) at the place of infringement
b) 5 metres from the goal line
c) 5 metres from the goal line and at least 15 metres from the touchline / ______
10 / A defender lying on the ground trips an opponent.
Must the referee penalise the defender? / Yes / No
11 / As players arrive at the breakdown a defender obstructs an attacker who is not carrying the ball.
Must the referee penalise the defender? / Yes / No
12 / A free kick is awarded to the attackers 5 metres from the goal-line. An attacker some distance behind the kicker runs forward prior to the ball being kicked. A tap-kick is taken and the player running forward is passed the ball.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) A re-kick
c) Penalty kick
d) Scrum / ______
13 / A defender is waiting to catch the ball. An offside attacker 8 metres away is retiring.
May the attacker move forward if the defender drops the ball? / Yes / No
14 / A team-mate catches the ball from an unintentional throw forward.
Is this player offside? / Yes / No
15 / Following a kick in general play a player is offside. An onside team-mate in touch runs ahead but remains in touch.
Is the offside player now onside? / Yes / No
16 / An attacker stands alongside a ruck, not bound and ahead of the hindmost foot. A defender pushes this player.
Should the referee:
a) Penalise the defender
b) Penalise the attacker / ______
17 / At a kick in general play a player is offside within ten metres of an opponent waiting to play the ball.
What action must this offside player take to avoid being penalised?
a) remain stationary until the opponent catches the ball
b) immediately retire ten metres from the opponent
c) remain stationary until an on-side team-mate runs ahead of this player / ______
18 / At a ruck may an onside player bind directly and only onto an opponent? / Yes / No
19 / The defenders are driving forward and a ruck forms. The ruck does not move, the ball becomes unplayable and the referee awards a scrum.
Which team throws-in to the scrum?
a) team moving forward before ruck started
b) attackers
c) team in possession when ruck ended / ______
20 / At a ruck the ball is at the attackers’ hindmost foot and the receiver runs away.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Penalty kick
c) Free kick
d) Scrum / ______
21 / Can a ruck take place in-goal? / Yes / No
22 / A ruck forms following a tackle.
Is the tackler able to pick up the ball after getting up off the ground? / Yes / No
23 / The referee’s watch stops and neither of the touch judges have kept the time.
May the referee consult with another person as to the correct time? / Yes / No
24 / During half-time may the referee leave the playing enclosure? / Yes / No
25 / Should the referee allow time for:
i) A player to re-tie a boot lace?
ii) A player to be substituted? / Yes / No Yes / No
26 / Two players are running towards the ball and one pushes the other shoulder-to-shoulder.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Free kick
c) Play continues / ______
27 / A player intentionally wastes time.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Free kick
c) Play continues / ______
28 / A player intentionally throws the ball into touch.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Free kick
c) Play continues / ______
29 / A player loses the ball forward and it touches the ground.
Should the referee rule a knock-on? / Yes / No
30 / A player passes the ball back to a team-mate. The ball strikes the team-mate on the upper arm and goes forward and touches the ground.
Should the referee rule a knock-on? / Yes / No
31 / An attacker charges down a defenders kick. The ball goes forward from the attacker’s hands.
Should the referee rule a knock-on? / Yes / No
32 / Is the ball carrier tackled when:
i) Held by an opponent and one knee is touching the ground
ii) Held by an opponent while sitting on the ground and holding the ball up for a supporting team-mate
iii) Held up off the ground by an opponent / Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
33 / At a tackle both the tackler and the tackled player are on the ground.
May the first arriving player gain possession by approaching the tackle from any direction? / Yes / No
34 / The ball carrier is held and brought to ground by an opponent. The opponent remains standing.
i) Has a tackle occurred?
ii) Must the opponent release the ball carrier?
iii) May the opponent play the ball from any position? / Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
35 / At a lineout is the receiver a participating player? / Yes / No
36 / At a lineout the ball is tapped to the receiver who knocks-on.
Where is the mark for the scrum:
a) 15m from touch on line of touch
b) Where receiver knocked-on / ______
37 / Where must the receiver stand before the ball is thrown into the lineout:
a) 2m back from the line of touch
b) At least 2m back from the lineout players of the receiver’s team / ______
38 / In an Under 13 match players lift a jumper at the lineout?
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Penalty kick
c) Free kick
d) Scrum / ______
39 / Has a lineout ended when:
i) A lineout player hands the ball to a player who is peeling off?
ii) The ball moves back into the area between 5-metre line and the touchline?
iii) The ball is on the ground between the lineout players? / Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
40 / Does the lineout begin when the ball:
a) Crosses the 5-metre line
b) Is first touched or touches the ground
c) Leaves the hands of the player throwing it in / ______
41 / At a lineout the team throwing in have 5 lineout players.
May the opposing team have only 2 lineout players? / Yes / No
42 / At a lineout must lineout players be a metre from:
a) Their opponents
b) The line of touch / ______
43 / At a lineout the ball has been touched but the lineout has not ended.
Where is the off-side line for players participating in the lineout?
a) The ball
b) The line of touch / ______
44 / In a Club game a penalty is awarded and the kicker indicates to kick for goal.
Must an approved kicking tee be used? / Yes / No
45 / The defenders are awarded a free kick in-goal.
Where does the referee make the mark:
a) At the place of the infringement
b) In the field of play, 5 metres from the goal line in line with the place of infringement
c) On the goal line in line with the place of infringement / ______
46 / May a team awarded a penalty choose a scrum instead? / Yes / No
47 / The attackers are awarded a free kick. A player plays the ball correctly, runs six metres and then passes to a team-mate who drop kicks a goal.
Should the referee award the goal? / Yes / No
48 / Opponents charge down a free kick in the playing area.
Does play continue? / Yes / No
49 / At a penalty the kicker indicates to the referee the intention to kick at goal.
On the advice of the captain may the kicker then change the intention? / Yes / No
50 / For which one of the following action/s is a player permitted to leave the playing area?
a) Change of boots
b) Replace torn shorts
c) Change a blood-stained jersey
d) All of the above / ______
51 / Is a player permitted to wear tape or similar material as support or to prevent injury? / Yes / No
52 / The attackers drop kick for goal after winning the ball from a tackle. The ball glances off the shoulder of an attacker in front of the kicker before clearing the crossbar.
Should the referee award the goal? / Yes / No
53 / At a kick-off a player punts the ball and it goes beyond the 10-metre line
What should the referee rule?
a) Re-kick
b) Free kick
c) Scrum at centre of half way
d) Option of re-kick or scrum at centre of half way / ______
54 / At a kick-off the ball reaches the 10-metre line and is blown back and caught by a player of the kicking team.
What should the referee rule?
a) Play continues
b) Re-kick
c) Free kick
d) Scrum at centre of half way / ______
55 / At a kick-off the ball goes directly into touch on the 22-metre line.
What should the referee rule?
a) Re-kick
b) Lineout
c) Scrum at centre of half way
d) Option of a), b) or c) / ______
56 / A drop-out is taken quickly before all defenders have retired behind the kicker. A retiring defender turns and tackles the opponent catching the ball.
What should the referee rule?
a) Re-kick
b) Penalty kick
c) Scrum at centre of 22-metre line
d) Play continues / ______
57 / At a drop out the ball does not cross the 22-metre line.
May the referee play advantage? / Yes / No
58 / A defender in possession of the ball trips over players and falls to the ground. The defender does not release the ball but immediately rolls forward and gets up.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Free kick
c) Scrum
d) Play continues / ______
59 / A player on the ground attempts to tackle an opponent with the ball.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Free kick
c) Scrum
d) Play continues / ______
60 / An attacker inside the 22 kicks for the corner and a defender with one foot in touch-in-goal catches the ball directly.
Must the referee offer the defenders options? / Yes / No
61 / At a lineout outside the 22 the defenders win the ball which is passed to the halfback standing inside the 22 and the ball is kicked directly into touch on the 10-metre line.
Where should play restart?
a) A lineout in line with where the ball was kicked
b) A lineout on the 10-metre line / ______
62 / A defender kicks the ball into touch on the opponents’ 10-metre line. An opponent takes a quick throw-in on the 22-metre line and the ball does not travel to the 5-metre line
i) Where does play restart?
a) On the 10-metre line
b) On the 22-metre line
ii) How does play restart?
a) Lineout
b) Scrum
c) Option of a) or b) / ______
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63 / At a lineout the attackers throw-in is not straight. The defenders choose to throw-in to a lineout. The defenders’ throw-in is also not straight.
What should the referee rule?
a) Lineout
b) Scrum
c) Option of a) or b) / ______
64 / A defender in-goal catches the ball from an attacker’s kick and touches the ball to the ground without downward pressure.
What should the referee rule?
a) Drop-out
b) Scrum
c) Play continues / ______
65 / A defender running back dives on a rolling ball just short of the goal line. While holding the ball the defender’s momentum carries this player along the ground into in-goal where the ball is grounded?
What should the referee rule?
a) Drop-out
b) Scrum 5m
c) Option of a) or b) / ______
66 / An attacker on the 22-metre line kicks ahead into in-goal. The ball rolls over the dead ball line.
What should the referee rule?
a) Drop-out
b) Scrum from where the ball was kicked
c) Option of a) or b) / ______
67 / A defender passes the ball back to a team-mate in-goal where this player’s clearing kick is charged down by an attacker. The ball goes into touch-in-goal.
What should the referee rule?
a) Drop-out
b) Scrum 5m / ______
68 / The attackers take the ball into a maul two metres from the goal line. The maul is driven into in-goal but the ball is held up and becomes unplayable. The referee awards a 5m scrum
Which team throws into the scrum?
a) Attackers
b) Defenders / ______
69 / i) Is the goal line part of the field of play?
ii) Is the dead ball line part of the playing area? / Yes / No
Yes / No
70 / Prior to the start of a match a team objects to the referee that the field is not of full size. The referee determines the smaller field is not a danger to player safety.
Should the referee start the match? / Yes / No
71 / After a team scores a try, the defenders’ captain informs the referee the attackers had 16 players on the field.
What should the referee rule?
a) Disallow the try and award a drop-out
b) Award the try and restart play with a kick-off
c) Award the try and restart play with a Penalty kick on half way to the defenders / ______
72 / Prior to the start of a game one team advises the referee that they only have two players trained to play in the front row.
Does this team forfeit the match? / Yes / No
73 / A team arrive at a game with 22 players. They advise the referee that they only have three players trained to play in the front row.
How many of these players may take part in the match?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 22 / ______
74 / During a game a player sustains a serious knock to the head and the referee suspects the player is concussed. There is no medically trained person available to look at the player. May the referee order the player to stop playing and leave the playing area? / Yes / No
75 / The attackers kick the ball into touch. A defender retrieves the ball and takes a quick throw-in from the wrong place forward of where the ball crossed the touch line.
Should the assistant referee keep the flag raised? / Yes / No
76 / An attacker catches the ball and two team- mates bind on the ball carrier and drive towards the defenders goal line.
i) Has a maul been formed?
ii) May a retiring defender join these players from any direction? / Yes / No
Yes / No
77 / A player is standing alongside a maul and places a hand on a player in the maul.
Is this player bound to the maul? / Yes / No
78 / An attacker is caught in the maul on the opponents’ side in a standing position. A defender attempts to drag this player out of the maul.
Should the referee penalise the defender? / Yes / No
79 / The attackers are in possession of the ball and a maul forms. The ball becomes unplayable.
Which team should throw the ball into the scrum?
a) Attackers
b) Defenders / ______
80 / A maul collapses and the ball is not immediately available.
What should the referee rule?
a) Penalty kick
b) Scrum
c) Play continues / ______
81 / May a defender claim a mark in- goal? / Yes / No
82 / A defender in the 22 claims a mark from a kick-off.
What should the referee rule?
a) Award the mark
b) Play continues
c) Scrum / ______
83 / A defender claims a mark, but is injured and cannot take the kick. What should the referee rule?
a) Another player takes the free kick
b) Scrum
c) Option of a) or b) / ______
84 / When does the scrum begin?
a) When the scrum half is ready to throw in the ball
b) When the ball leaves the scrum half’s hands
c) When the ball touches the ground at or beyond the nearer prop’s shoulders / ______
85 / A scrum half kicks the ball out of the scrum.
What should the referee rule?
a) Free kick
b) Penalty kick
c) Play continues / ______
86 / At a scrum a flanker plays the ball in the tunnel with a foot.
What should the referee rule?
a) Free kick
b) Penalty kick
c) Play continues / ______
87 / At a scrum the ball is at the feet of the hindmost player. May this player unbind and immediately pick up the ball? / Yes / No
88 / In a 1st XV match a team win the ball and control it by intentionally holding it at the base of the scrum.
What should the referee rule?
a) Free kick
b) Play continues
c) Penalty kick / ______
89 / At a scrum prior to the ball being thrown-in the non-throwing scrum half takes up a position immediately behind that team’s No 8.
Is this permitted? / Yes / No
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