Rugby League Glossary

Advantage
allowing the advantage means allowing play to proceed if it is to the advantage of the team which has not committed an offence or infringement.


• Attacking Team
is the team which at the time has a territorial advantage. If a scrum is to be formed on the halfway line the team which last played at the ball before it went out of play is the attacking team.


• Back
as applied to a player means one who is not taking part in the scrum.


• Ball Back
means to form a scrum from where the ball was kicked after it has entered touch on the full.


• Behind
When applied to a player means, unless otherwise stated, that both feet are behind the position in question. Similarly \"in front\" implies \"with both feet\". When applied to a position on the field of play, \"behind\" means nearer to one\'s own goal line than the point in question. Similarly \"in front of\" means nearer to one\'s opponents\' goal line.


• Blind Side
means the side of the scrum or of the play-the-ball nearer to touch (cf.open side).


• Charging-Down
is blocking the path of the ball with hands, arm or body as it rises from an opponent\'s kick.


• Converting A Try
is the act of kicking a goal following the scoring of a try.


• Corner Post
is a post placed at the intersection of each touch line and goal line. The post shall be of non-rigid material and shall be not less than 1.25m. high. The corner posts are in touch in-goal.


• Dead Ball
means that the ball is out of play.


• Defending Team
is the team opposing the attacking team.


• Differential Penalty
differs in one respect from a Penalty Kick in that a goal cannot be scored from it.


• Drop Goal
sometimes referred to as a Field Goal, is a goal scored by propelling the ball on the full, over the crossbar, by drop kicking it.


• Drop Kick
is a kick whereby the ball is dropped from the hands (or hand) and is kicked immediately it rebounds from the ground.


• Drop-Out
means a drop kick from between the posts or from the centre of the 20m line when bringing the ball back into play.


• Dummy
is the pretence of passing or otherwise releasing the ball while still retaining possession of it.


• Field Of Play
is the area bounded by, but not including, the touch lines and goal lines.


• Forward
means in a direction towards the opponents\' dead ball line. As applied to a player it means one who is at the time packing down in the scrum.


• Forward Pass
is a throw towards the opponents\' dead ball line. (see Knock-On and Forward Pass).


• Foul Play
refers to the types of Misconduct specified in Misconduct Law (see Player Misconduct).


• Free Kick
is the kick awarded to a team which kicks into touch from a penalty kick. The kick is taken 10 metres in from touch opposite the point of entry into touch and the ball may be kicked in any manner in any direction. A goal cannot be scored from it, nor can ground be gained by kicking into touch on the full.


• Full Time
means the end of the game.


• General Play
refers to all aspects of play after a match has been started or re-started by a Place Kick, Drop-Out, Penalty Kick, Free Kick or Scrum.


• Goal
See Scoring Goals and Tries


• Grounding
the Ball means (a) placing the ball on the ground with hand or hands or (b) exerting a downward pressure on the ball with hand or arm, the ball itself being on the ground or (c) dropping on the ball and covering it with the part of the body above the waist and below the neck, the ball itself being on the ground.


• Half Time
means the end of the first half of the game.


• Handover
is the surrendering of the ball to the opposition after a team has been tackled the statutory number of successive times.


• Heel
is when a player propels the ball behind him with the sole or heel of his foot.


• Hook
is the act of the hooker when he strikes with a foot for the ball in the scrum.


• In-Goal
see Plan.


• In Possession
means to be holding or carrying the ball.


• Kick
means imparting motion to the ball with any part of the leg (except the heel) from knee to toe inclusive.


• Kick Off
see Kick Off and Drop Out.


• Knock-On
means to knock the ball towards the opponents\' dead ball line with hand or arm, while playing at the ball.


• Loose Arm
is an offence by the hooker if he packs with one arm loose in the scrum.


• Loose Ball
is when during play the ball is not held by a player and not being scrummaged.


• Loose Head
refers to the front row forward in the scrum who is nearest to the referee.


• Mark
is the point at which a penalty kick or free kick is awarded or a scrum is formed.


• Obstruction
is the illegal act of impeding an opponent who does not have the ball.


• Off Side
as applied to a player means that he is temporarily out of play and may be penalised if he joins in the game.


• On Side
means that a player is not off side.


• On The Full
means the ball is kicked over a given line without first bouncing.


• Optional Kick
is the kick to be taken from the 20m restart. The kick can be taken in any manner and kicked in any direction. It is in play from the moment it is kicked.


• Open Side
means the side of the scrum or the play-the-ball further from touch (cf.Blind Side).


• Pack
refers collectively to the forwards of any one team. To pack down means to form a scrum.


• Pass
is a throw of the ball from one player to another.


• Penalise
is to award a penalty kick against an offending player.


• Penalty Kick
See Penalty Kick.


• Place Kick
is to kick the ball after it has been placed on the ground for that purpose.


• Playing Area
is the area enclosed by the fence, or other such line of demarcation, which prevents the encroachment of spectators.


• Playing Field
is the area bounded by, but not including, the touch lines and dead ball lines.


• Play-The-Ball
is the act of bringing the ball into play after a tackle.


• Prop
is the front row forward in each team nearest to the scrum half who is putting the ball into the scrum.


• Punt
is a kick whereby the ball is dropped from the hand or hands and is kicked before it touches the ground.


• Put-In
also known as Feeding the Scrum is the rolling of the ball into the scrum.


• Ruck
is the area, at the play-the-ball, between the player playing the ball and the marker.


• Scrum or Scrummage or Scrimmage
Where a team loses the advantages of the \"Loose Head\" and \"Put-in\" the scrum is said to be awarded against that team.


• Strike
as applied to the foot means to attempt to secure possession of the ball in a scrum.


• Tackle
See Tackle and Play the Ball.


• Touch Down
is the grounding of the ball by a defending player in his own in-goal.


• Touch In-Goal
See Touch and Touch in goal.


• Try
See Scoring - Tries and Goals.


• Upright Tackle
is where the player in possession is effectively tackled without being brought to the ground.


• Voluntary Tackle
is where the player in possession voluntarily stops play.when not effectively tackled.


• Zero Tackle
Where a breach occurs and possession changes hands, the following tackle will be a zero tackle notwithstanding that the team gaining possession may have gained a territorial advantage.


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