Question 1

A player joins a ruck from the side.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 15.5 – “Players must join from behind their offside line.”

Question 2

A player retaliates after being pushed.

Accepted Answer

Yellow card - Law 9.21 – “A player must not retaliate.”

Question 3

A player deliberately knocks the ball forward with no chance of catching it.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 11.3 – “Intentional knock-on is penalised.”

Question 4

A player lifts an opponent and drops them so their head contacts the ground.

Accepted Answer

Red card - Law 9.18 – “Lifting and dropping a player so their head contacts the ground is dangerous play.”

Question 5

A player wastes time by delaying a restart

Accepted Answer

Free-kick - Law 9.7(d) – “Wasting time results in a free-kick.”

Question 6

A player intentionally collapses a scrum.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 19.37(d) – “Intentionally collapsing a scrum is dangerous play.”

Question 7

A player commits a second yellow card offence.

Accepted Answer

Red card  - Law 9.29 – “Second yellow card results in a red card.”

Question 8

A player uses a crocodile roll to remove a jackler.

Accepted Answer

Red card - Law 9.20(d) – “Rolling or twisting an opponent is prohibited and dangerous.”

Question 9

A player deliberately obstructs a chasing opponent after a kick.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 9.25 – “Intentional obstruction after a kick is penalised.”

Question 10

A player tackles an opponent in the air during a lineout.

Accepted Answer

Yellow card - Law 9.17 – “Players must not tackle opponents whose feet are off the ground.”

Question 11

A player uses excessive force in a hand-off.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 9.24 – “Excessive force in a hand-off is penalised.”

Question 12

A player disputes the referee’s decision and refuses to stop play.

Accepted Answer

Yellow card - Law 9.28 – “Players must respect the referee’s authority.”

Question 13

A player charges into a ruck without binding.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 9.20(a) – “Charging into a ruck without binding is dangerous play.”

Question 14

A player uses a stiff-arm to strike the ball-carrier.

Accepted Answer

Red card - Law 9.12 – “Striking with any part of the arm… is physical abuse.”

Question 15

A player tackles a support runner who never received the ball.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 9.14 – “A player must not tackle an opponent who is not in possession of the ball.”

Question 16

A player kicks the ball from the hands of a ball-carrier.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 9.23 – “A player must not attempt to kick the ball from the hands of the ball-carrier.”

Question 17

A player intentionally collapses a maul.

Accepted Answer

Penalty - Law 16.11(a) – “Players must not intentionally collapse a maul.”

Question 18

A player tackles an opponent above the shoulder line.

Accepted Answer

Red card - Law 9.13 – “Dangerous tackling includes tackling above the line of the shoulders.”

Question 19

A player repeatedly infringes offside at the ruck.

Accepted Answer

Yellow card - Law 9.10 – “Repeated infringements may result in a caution and yellow card.”

Question 20

A player punches an opponent during open play.

Accepted Answer

Red card - Law 9.12 – “Physical abuse includes punching… sanction: red card.”

Rugby Laws: Sanctions & Cards Edition

2) A player retaliates after being pushed.

3) A player deliberately knocks the ball forward with no chance of catching it.

4) A player lifts an opponent and drops them so their head contacts the ground.

5) A player wastes time by delaying a restart

6) A player intentionally collapses a scrum.

7) A player commits a second yellow card offence.

8) A player uses a crocodile roll to remove a jackler.

9) A player deliberately obstructs a chasing opponent after a kick.

10) A player tackles an opponent in the air during a lineout.

11) A player uses excessive force in a hand-off.

12) A player disputes the referee’s decision and refuses to stop play.

13) A player charges into a ruck without binding.

14) A player uses a stiff-arm to strike the ball-carrier.

15) A player tackles a support runner who never received the ball.

16) A player kicks the ball from the hands of a ball-carrier.

17) A player intentionally collapses a maul.

18) A player tackles an opponent above the shoulder line.

19) A player repeatedly infringes offside at the ruck.

20) A player punches an opponent during open play.