RUGBY
U13 RULES

GENERAL

13 A SIDE

BALL SIZE 4

25 MINUTES EACH WAY

SIN BIN - 5 MINUTES

ROLLING SUBS WHEN BALL IS DEAD

TACKLE

KICKING

OFFSIDE #

SCRUM

RUCK

MAUL

RESTART

FREE KICK

FREE PASS

KICK OR RECEIVE AFTER CONCEDING

RETAKE OR SCRUM IF...

Ball kicked out or doesn't go 10m

Kicked into goal and touched down by receiving side

Kicked long (dead)

SCRUM IF...

Offside at kick off

"TACKLE-RELEASE" - IF TO GROUND

CAN CONTEST BALL - IF ON FEET

Fly hacking - ALLOWED

Kick from hand - ALLOWED

NO drop goals

DROPOUT 22 WHEN...

Ball kicked long (dead)

Ball kicked into goal and touched down by receiving side

FOUL PLAY

FORWARD PASS

IN FRONT OF PLAYER WITH BALL

FROM BALL IN TOUCH

IN FRONT OF PLAYER KICKING BALL

IN FRONT OF HINDMOST PART (FOOT) AT...

TACKLE

MAUL

RUCK

LESS THAN 5m BEHIND SCRUM

OFFSIDE

HIGH TACKLE

SQUEEZEBALL

PREVENTING OFFLOAD FROM GROUND

GOING OFF FEET

KICK FROM HAND

Self

Gain ground

OPPOSITION MUST RETREAT 10m

IN LINE WITH

Kicker - if straight out (o/s 22m line)

Where crosses line

from within 22m line (unless passed back in and no subsequent phase or opponent touch)

if bounces in field first

QUICK THROW IN - ALLOWED

to self or team mates

NOT IF

different ball

defenders in close proximity

ball touched by spectator

REQUIRES 3 PLAYERS

Ball carrier

Team mate

Tackler

ON FEET

IF NOT - SCRUM TO NON POSSESSING SIDE

BALL MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE < 5 SECS

ONE OR MORE PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM

ON FEET

IN PHYSICAL CONTACT

CLOSE AROUND BALL ON GROUND

USING FEET TO WIN BALL

NO FOUL PLAY

CAN RUN OR PASS BALL WHEN RETRIEVED

NO GUARDS / GUARDDOGS

6 TRAINED PLAYERS

KNOCK ON

LOCKS (2ND ROW) AND NO. 8 CANNOT PICK UP BALL

OVER 5 SECS AFTER "USE IT"

CONTESTED (unless a team does not have 6 trained players)

BALL LOST IN MAUL

SCRUM HALF CAN PASS OR RUN

OFFENCE AT RESTART

Prop (x2)

2nd Row (x2)

Hooker

Number 8

BACKS MUST BE 5m BACK

OPPO SCRUM HALF MUST BE BEHIND CENTRE LINE

CANNOT BE PUSHED >1.5m BACK

Is NOT a Penalty - kick to touch does NOT retain possession