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LAW 9. BALL OR PLAYER TOUCHING REFEREE
(1)
If the ball or a player carrying it touches the referee in the
field-of-play, play shall continue unless the referee considers either team has
gained an advantage in which case he shall order a scrummage. The team which
last played the ball shall put it in.
(2)
- (a)
- If the ball in a player's possession or a player carrying it touches the
referee in that player's In-goal, a touchdown shall be awarded.
- (b)
- If a player carrying the ball in his opponents' In-goal touches the referee
before grounding the ball, a try shall be awarded at that place.
Notes:-
- (i)
- If the ball, while in play in In-goal at either end but not held by a
player, touches the referee, a touch judge, or a spectator, a touch-down shall
be awarded provided that a touch-down would otherwise have been obtained or the
ball would have gone into touch-in-goal or on or over the deadball line.
- (ii)
- If the ball while in play in In-goal at either end, but not held by a
player, touches the referee, a touch judge, or a spectator, a try shall be
awarded at that place provided an attacking player would otherwise have scored
it.
- (iii)
- When the ball touches a spectator in either of the above cases, if the
referee is in doubt, the award shall be made to the visiting team if that team
is the defending team under (i) or the attacking team under
(ii).
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