Recommendations for the IRB Rugby Committee

The following is recommended to the Rugby Committee for adoption into Law:

Law 6 – Assistant Referees allowed

Law 19 – Kicking directly into touch from ball played back into 22 equals no gain in ground

Law 19 – Quick Throw permitted in any direction except forward

Law 19 – Positioning of player in opposition to the player throwing-in to be two metres away from lineout and the line of touch

Law 19 – Pre-gripping of lineout jumpers allowed

Law 19 – Lifting in the lineout allowed

Law 19 – Positioning of Receiver must be two metres away from lineout

Law 20 – Five-metre offside line at the Scrum

Law 20 – Scrum half offside line at the Scrum

Law 22 – Corner Posts no longer touch in goal

The following is not recommended to the Rugby Committee for adoption into Law:

Law 17 - Maul - Head and Shoulders not to be lower than hips

Law 17 - Maul - Pulling Down the Maul

Law 19 – Freedom for each team to determine Lineout Numbers