(Law 46) will come through the Umpires in the ordinary way.
5. All free-kicks awarded by way of penalty may now be converted into goals, except the free-kick for a knock on from a throw out of touch.
6. The ball must now be brought out for a try at goal in a straight line from the spot where it was touched-down, whether between the posts or not.
7. In the future, the Referee will grant fair catches by blowing his whistle without reference to the Umpires, and without any further claim being necessary besides the heel-mark (vide Law 26). If, therefore, the whistle is not blown forthwith it must be taken that the claim is not granted. When once a claim for a fair catch or free-kick has been made it must be taken, if granted by the Referee.
CASE LAW.
Points of Interest decided by the Rugby Union Committee.
In the case of an appeal to an Umpire play shall not cease pending a decision.
A player who is off-side may nevertheless run until an opponent actually has the ball, but must stop directly he has it.
A fair catch can only be made direct from an opponent's kick, knock-on, or throw forward, and not from a rebound.
A player can score a try by touching the ball down in goal, even though the ball be dead before he reaches it.
To secure a try the ball must be touched-down by the hand.
It is lawful to make a fair catch from kick-out or kick-off.
Leather or other projections on boots in the nature of spikes are illegal.
The corner flags are in touch in goal, and the intermediate touch-flags are in touch; the ball is therefore in touch in goal or in touch, as the case may be, if it strikes them.
Since it is the object in a throw out of touch to land the ball at right angles to the touch-line, a ball thrown out crooked to allow for the wind, but eventually pitching straight, is a straight throw. On the other hand, a ball thrown out straight, but subsequently diverted by the wind, is not a straight throw.
A player, provided that he is not carrying the ball—
