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KNOCKOUT COMPETITION
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6.8
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RUGBY UNION
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Refer to General Knockout Rules. |
6.8.2
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RULES AND CONDITIONS
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(a) |
All matches to be played under the current U19 Laws of Rugby as played in NSW with the following variation: |
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The event of a team being unable to field a side through injury to specialist positions, viz, front row, second row, the game will be allowed to commence or continue WITHOUT contesting of scrums.
Where an infringement requires a scrum, this be replaced by the taking of a tap kick by the non-offending side, the defending side to be back five (5) metres. |
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DURATION OF PLAY |
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Matches shall be of twenty (20) minutes each half duration in all preliminary rounds. Semi-finals and final will be twenty two and a half minutes (22.5) each half |
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No time off for injury will be allowed except in Final. |
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Replacements for injury will be allowed at any time during the matches. |
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DRAWN GAMES
In the event of a tied score, with the exception of the Final
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The first scorer will be deemed the winner. |
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Where there is no score an extra five (5) minutes each way will be played. |
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If there is still no score, the team incurring the least number of penalties will be declared winners. |
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If penalties are equal the team which has the least number of forces in goal shall be declared winners. |
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If forces in goal are equal, the winner shall be decided by the toss of a coin. |
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In finals if the score is tied, then joint winners will be declared. |
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HOME SCHOOL SHALL |
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Provide the best full sized oval available correctly marked and flagged. |
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Provide a qualified certificated referee and two (2) touch judges. |
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Provide 'school' size Rugby ball. |
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PENNANTS
Twenty-two (22) pennants will be awarded to the winning school team and twenty-two (22) pennants to the runners-up on the day of the final plus one (1) pennant for each Team Coach and one (1) pennant to each school.
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