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Ball Made Dead.

Hello,

My name is Stephan and I am a referee in the Netherlands.

I have a question concerning law 22.7 and 22.11.

If a ball was kicked into the opponents' in goal and a defender then kicks the ball over the dead ball line what is the result? A scrum for the attacking team or a 22 mgr drop out for the defending team?

Thanks,

Stephan Glaser

 

Stephan

 

When the ball goes into in-goal and is made dead, it doesn't matter who makes it dead.  What matters is who put the ball into in-goal in the first place.

• If the attackers put the ball into in-goal and it is subsequently made dead, we have a 22 drop out. 
• If the defenders put the ball into in-goal and it is subsequently made dead, we have a 5m attacking scrum.

So in your question it depends what side the player was on, who kicked it into in-goal.  Assuming he was an attacking player, we would have a 22 drop out for the defending team.

Thanks for the question.
The Rugby Ref.