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New Laws 2024/25
There is unanimous agreement
from global stakeholders at the
shape of the game conference
Croc roll MUST be removed
from the game.
A pull to the side is allowed
with no weight dropping near
jacklers lower limbs as it’s
rarely dangerous for the
jackler.
A slam down on the jacklers
back/lower half and then roll is
not allowed from the cleaner.
Referee will assess where the
cleaner finishes his action
- close to the jackler’s legs, the
degree of danger is often high.
The law change will encourage
players to drive the jackler
instead of using a croc roll.
Definition
A prohibited action where a
player laterally rolls/twists or
pulls a player, who is on their
feet in the tackle area, to
ground. The action often lands
on the player’s lower limbs.
A try must be disallowed if
there is a croc roll in the lead
up (same principle with the
neck roll).
Introduced to speed up restarts
after technical offences. Currently
many scrums result in long pe-
riods of dead time with resets,
leading to more FKs, penalties
and then kicks to touch. ‘Shape
of Game’ recommendation was
to remove the scrum from a
freekick option. It remains an
option for penalty offences.
Law 20 Options at a penalty
or free-kick
Law 20.3 A team awarded a
penalty or a free kick may
instead choose a scrum.
Law 20.4 A team awarded a
penalty or free-kick at a lineout
may instead choose a lineout
or a scrum at the same mark.
A team awarded a free-kick
at a lineout may instead
choose a lineout at the same
mark.
Question What is our
philosophy if we have cheating
from the weaker scrum?
Answer Referees are trusted
to manage/sanction these
situations strongly.
Teams and players have
recognised that in a kick bat-
tle with opponents, the kick -
ing team - providing
they are more than 10 metres
away from the ball alighting
- can be put onside by the
actions of the catcher who
runs 5 metres, passes or kicks.
Question The kick receiver
intentionally plays the ball
with hand or foot without
gaining possesion?
Answer All the players in
front of their kicker must
retreat. Then they can move
forward once the ball has
been intentionally played
without gaining possession.
Question What happens
if there is no player to put
players onside?
Answer All the players in
front of their kicker must
retreat until put onside.
Question What is a retreat?
Answer Players in an
offside position must move
backwards – walk, jog.
Croc Roll
Offside
infront of
a kick
No Scrum
option from
a freekick