Wheelchair Tag Rugby League

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Wheelchair Tag Rugby League
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Field Markings
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Referees
There are 2 referees in charge of games - one on
each touch line. Both Referees should have a
whistle as both can blow the whistle in the case
of infringements on the field of play - Referees
normally remain on the touch line.
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Offensive Referee
This will be the main match referee. The referee
will hold the cards and make the relevant
infringement calls during the game, they will
also take charge of the offensive play. The
referee must be positioned on the same side of
the pitch as the Officials table. The Offensive
Referee is responsible for calling held / hold
when a tackle is complete and also calling the
number of tackles completed and is ultimately
responsible for any penalties given and any
player being given a red or yellow card.
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Defensive Referee
This Defensive Referee marks the defensive line
and operates on the opposite touch line to the
Offensive Referee, they control the defensive
line looking for defensive infringements and
offside situations. The Defensive Referee may
blow the whistle for an infringement if they are
in a better position than the Offensive Referee.

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Referees
Offensive Referee
Defensive Referee
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Scoring
Name 2 ways a Try can be scored?

• Grounding the ball
• Penalty Try

Name 3 ways a Goal can be scored?

• Place kick after a Try 2 points
• Place kick or drop kick at a penalty 2 points
• Drop kick in general play 1 point

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Starts and Restarts
Can you name the 4 main starts and restarts of
play?

• Kick off
• 20 metre drop out
• Goal line drop out
• 20 metre optional kick

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Starts and Restarts

• What are the obligations of the kicker at each
  kick restart?
• Kick the ball in the prescribed manner (i.e.
  place kick or drop kick)
• Kick the ball the ball at least 4 metres forward.
  Only has to travel 4 metres forward through the
  air. (except 8m optional kick).
• Ball must land in the field of play or be caught
  in the field of play.
• What offences can occur at the start and restart
  of play?
• Offside by both the kicking and non-kicking team.
• Not kicked in the prescribed manner.
• Ball doesnt travel or is prevented from
  traveling 4 metres forward.
• Ball doesnt land in the field of play.

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Starts and Restarts

• Where are the resultant penalties given for any
  offences
• that occur at the start and restart of play?
• Kick off
• Centre of the halfway line.
• 8 metre Optional Kick
• Centre of the 8m line.
• 8 metre Drop Out
• Centre of the 8m line.
• Goal Line Drop Out
• Centre of the 4m line.

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Starts and Restarts
When is the game started or restarted with a kick
off?

• To start the game
• To start the game after half time
• To restart the game after points have been scored
  
• Penalty
• Drop goal
• Try (even if conversion missed)

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Starts and Restarts
When is the game restarted with a 8m drop out?

• A penalty kick for goal is missed and the ball
  goes over the dead ball or touch in-goal lines.
• A penalty kick for touch goes over the dead ball
  or touch in-goal lines.

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Starts and Restarts
When is the game restarted with a goal line drop
out?

• A defending player intentionally touches the ball
  before it goes over the dead ball or touch
  in-goal lines
• A defending player accidentally infringes in the
  in-goal area.
• A defending player touches the ball down or is
  tackled in the in-goal area.
• A defending player kicks the ball into touch on
  the full from his own in-goal.

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Starts and Restarts

• When is the game restarted with
• a goal line drop out?

• The ball or defending player carrying the ball
  touches the referee, a touch judge or spectator
  in the in-goal area and play is affected.
• The ball goes over the dead ball or touch in-goal
  other than on the full from a kick off from the
  centre of halfway
• A the ball is made dead intentionally by a
  defending player straddling the dead ball line or
  touch in-goal line.

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Starts and Restarts
When is the game restarted with a 8m optional
kick?

• An attacking player last touches the ball before
  it goes over the dead ball or touch in-goal
  lines.
• An attacking player knocks on or throws a forward
  pass in the in-goal area.
• A defending player, in his own in-goal, takes a
  kick in general play on the full

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Turnover

• There are no scrums in wheelchair tag rugby
  league
• Any accidental infringement will result in a
  turnover no nearer than 4 metres from the
  touchline
• If the ball enters touch a turnover will take
  place 4 metres in from touch where the ball first
  crossed the line

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Touch
When is the ball in touch ?

• The ball is in touch when it, a player or
  wheelchair in contact with the ball, touches the
  touch line or the ground beyond the touch line or
  any object outside the touch line. When a player,
  tackled in the field of play, goes into touch the
  player regains their balance / position the
  player shall play the ball in the field of play.

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Dead In Goal Touch In Goal

• When is the ball dead in goal
• touch in goal?
• The ball is dead in goal or touch in goal
  when the ball, or a player or wheelchair in
  contact with the ball, touches the dead in goal
  or the touch in goal line, or any object on or
  outside the dead in goal or the touch in goal
  line.
• Play is restarted with a
• 20m Optional Kick
• or
• Goal Line Drop Out

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Knock on and Forward Passes

• A knock on is to knock the ball towards the
  opponents dead ball line with hand or arm whilst
  intentionally playing at the ball.
• A forward pass is to throw the ball towards
  the opponents dead ball line. Remember, it is
  relative to the player passing the ball and not
  the ground.
• Deliberate Penalty
• Accidental Turnover

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Penalties

• Common Sense is the key. Match Official must
  ensure that awarding a penalty does not
  disadvantage the team who dont infringe.

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Penalties

• What are the options available at a Penalty?
• Kick for goal drop or place kick
• Kick for touch followed by a free kick
• Free kick on the mark or taken back parallel to
  the touch line.
• Breaches at a Penalty or Free Kick will result in
  a handover to the opposition except if not taken
  as elected.
• ALL players must be behind the ball.
• Must be taken on the correct mark.
• Must be taken in the prescribed manner.
• A penalty can only be awarded at a penalty if the
  kick is not taken as elected. i.e. elects to kick
  for goal and doesnt.
• The non-kicking team must be 4 metres from the
  mark or behind the goal line.
• The non-kicking team must not distract the
  kicker.

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Penalties - Obstruction

• Understanding Obstruction
• A penalty is given if a player obstructs an
  opponent to gain
• an unfair advantage.
• Crossing does not exist in Rugby League. A
  player may
• go around the back of a team mate as many times
  as they
• wish, provided no player is obstructed

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Penalties - Positioning

• All penalties are given where the incident took
  place unless
• the following. Where is the penalty given?
• Starts and Restarts as per starts and restarts
  section
• Obstruction on kicker or kick chaser
• where the ball lands or is caught.
• Offside Penalties i.e. general play, etc.
• 4 metres from the play the ball. Where they
  should have been.
• Marker not square
• 4 metres from the play the ball. If the
  marker was not square they are then offside

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Penalties Foul Play

• Foul Play
• For deliberate fouls, such as deliberate offside,
  dangerous tackle, crashing into opponents
  wheelchair front on, unsporting attitudes,
  disputing the Referees decisions, etc., a penalty
  and possibly temporary sin binning (yellow card)
  or permanent sending off (red card) will result.

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Offside

• When is a player offside?
• Team with the ball
• A player is offside if they are stood in front of
  a team mate who touches,
• is holding or has kicked the ball.
• Team not in possession
• At each play the ball, players must retire 4
  metres from the point of the
• play the ball or be the marker, being directly
  and immediately front of
• the player playing the ball.
• Note The marker needs to be in position before
  the ball is played.
• Once ball is played, no player is able
  to become a marker.

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Offside

• When a player is offside they are deemed
• to be out of play and therefore
• Must not take any part in the game or attempt to
  influence the course of the game or attempt to
  distract a player.
• Must not encroach within 4 metres of an opponent
  who is waiting for the ball
• Must immediately retire 4 metres from an opponent
  who is waiting for the ball

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Offside

• How can offside players be placed onside while
  not in possession?
• A player from the team not in possession retires
  4 metres from the play the ball.
• Players who are attempting to become a marker but
  fail to do so because the ball is played must
  retire 4 metres from the play the ball.
• Exceptions
• A player cannot be offside whilst sitting in
  their own in-goal area. This applies to players
  who are offside any touch the ball within the
  in-goal area only.
• Note If a player is offside and sat in the
  in-goal area but move
• forward and collect the ball in the field of play
  will be penalised for
• offside as they are not in the in-goal area.

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Offside

• How can offside players be placed onside while in
  possession?
• The offside player retires behind the point that
  the ball was last touched by one of their team
  mates.
• One of their own team mates who is holding or
  last touched the ball takes up a position in
  front of the player offside.
• An opponent touches the ball without retaining
  it.
• An opponent moves 4 metres or more with the ball
  in any direction.
• Note If players are offside and encroach within
  4 metres of an
• opponent waiting to receive the ball cannot be
  put onside in any
• manner. If a player is stood in front of the
  play the ball when it is
• played they are out of play and can take no part
  in that play. The must
• wait for the next tackle.

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The Tackle

• When is a tackle deemed to be complete?
• When a tag is removed by a defending player and
  raised in the air.
• If the player receives the ball while wearing 1
  or no tags, then a subsequent tackle may be made
  by clearly touching, with an open hand, the arm
  area from the shoulder to the elbow.

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Play the Ball

• Requirements at the Play the Ball
• Once a tackle is completed, the player in
  possession must replace their tag / tags,
  directly face their opponents in-goal, touch the
  ball on the floor (or, where disability does not
  permit, the chair wheel) and pass the ball
  backwards to a teammate.
• A marker must sit square on to the play-the-ball.
  The marker must be no less than ½ metre from the
  ball-carrier and no more than 1 metre from front
  wheels of chair.
• The marker must not move until the ball is in
  play, i.e. released or in the act / motion of
  being released, e.g. when the ball is played
  (passed) backwards.

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Play the Ball

• Each team is allowed six tackles
• Where an accidental breach (i.e. forward pass or
  knock on)
• occurs and possession changes hands the following
  tackle
• will be a zero tackle.
• After the fifth tackle a handover will occur if
• Team in possession is tackled
• Held up in opponents in-goal area
• Kicked into touch on the full
• Held in-goal A player tackled in the in-goal
  area on or before the
• fifth tackle will result in a play the ball - 4
  metres in the field of play in
• line with where the tackle occurred, with the
  tackle count continuing.

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Play the Ball

• Where must the team not in possession be?
• 1 marker is allowed
• A marker must sit square on to the play-the-ball.
  The marker must be no less than ½ metre from the
  ball-carrier and no more than 1 metre from front
  wheels of chair.
• Where is the mark if the marker is not square?
• ALL other players are to retire 4 metres from the
  
• play the ball