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Monday, April 6, 2009
Beach Rugby! - Awe Yeah!
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1. The playing area must have the following measurements: Length: 31 meters (tolerance +/- 1 m) including In-goal (3 meters each)Breadth: 25 meters (tolerance +/- 1 m).
2. The teams are made up of 5 in-field players, 7 replacements are admitted and interchangeable at times during the match without any need to call for the referee’s permission, although only during a standstill. In this event, players may enter the field a single time approx. 1 meter from the enclosure in a central position, although they may exit from whatever position. As soon as the referee becomes aware that a team has more than 5 players on the field, he may disallow any action that has taken place in the meantime, unless the opponent team have gained an advantage (Ex. 1: a try is scored and the defending team has 6 players on the field: the score stands. Ex. 2: a try is scored and the attacking team has 6 players on the field: the goal is disallowed).
3. Only the recognized captain may report to the referee to ask for explanations or flag serious infringements such as the opponents having 6 players on the field.
The try is worth one point and there are no goals after a try.
4. The ball used in the game shall be a no. 4 type.
5. It is not allowed to kick the ball.
6. Line-out and scrimmage are eliminated and play is reassumed by a free kick.
7. When the player carrying the ball is caught by the opponent, he must release the ball within 2 seconds from the halt by passing it over or leaving it to anybody’s disposal, unless he/she runs forward by at least 3 meters within the 2 seconds. In case this law is not observed, his/her team will lose possession of the ball.
8. After scoring a try, the ball will be free-kicked from the middle of the field by the team suffering the try, quickly if the ball has been brought to the In-goal without any forward passes; otherwise, they will have to wait until the opponents have taken their positions.
9. The distance from the ball for penalty kicks or kick-off shall be 5 meters. If this distance is not observed, the referee will ascribe a further 5-meter penalty to the player.
10. A match consists of two halves of 5 minutes each with a 3 minutes’ interval.
11. In case a match ends in a draw, an additional limitless period will be played under the sudden-death rule, i.e. the fist scoring team is the winner.
12. In case some teams rank with the same score during qualification rounds, the team with the highest number of tries will qualify (regardless of their type); in case parity should persist, the type of tries will count; if again parity persists, the youngest team (obtained by summing up the players’ years of birth and then dividing them by 12) will win.
13. The players shall wear tear-resisting jerseys and NOT T-SHIRTS with the players’ numbers or names on the back; the jerseys will be homologated at the beginning of the Championship by a Technical Commission formed by the Championship Manager and/or L.I.B.R. representative and a referee. The homologation process will be repeated for each Championship even though the jerseys have been previously deemed appropriate.
14. For any omitted rules, please see the LAWS of F.I.R.
ORGANIC LAWS
1. All players must have a union membership card. They must hand in a copy or photocopy of their card and of the game-sheet showing the name of their Club or – in case they are members of other Clubs – the authorisation from their own Club. Players must also present their identity cards and a proof of membership to a Club. Players coming from foreign Clubs, if not having the card, may also make a written statement specifying their status.
2. Players’ identities and the validity of their cards will be confirmed by a F.I.R. referee, who will take each player’s card, valid identity card and Union game-sheet before the Championship starts and keep them for the whole duration of it. They will be given back to their owners at the end of the Championship upon referee’s permission.
3. During the game, players may suffer the following penalties:
- admonition by yellow card with temporary 2 minutes’ expulsion, resuming play behind the opponents’ In-goal;
- permanent expulsion;
- disqualification over the next matches of the same set.
N.B. Penalties will be established by the match referee and notified by him/her to the controlling Board, which will notify them in turn to the player’s Club.
Any claims from Clubs while the set of matches is taking place shall be addressed to the Board in writing on the Club’s headed paper and be replied to within an hour from forwarding. Replies are decided and final.
4. IN CASE A PLAYER IS DISQUALIFIED, HE/SHE CANNOT BE REPLACED EITHER DURING THE GAME OR AMONG THE TEAM FOR THE WHOLE DURATION OF THE SET OF MATCHES.
5. For serious reasons, suspension may be extended to the whole Championship upon decision of the LEGA ITALIANA BEACH RUGBY and notified to the referee who will inform F.I.R.. This latter may then decide to extend it to the Winter Championship.
6. For serious reasons, a team may be forbidden to participate in the whole Italian Beach Rugby Championship upon decision of the Organisation Committee of the LEGA ITALIANA BEACH RUGBY.
It is the duty of L.I.B.R. Disciplinary Committee to notify the various penalties to adopt for players and teams to local organisers.
For any omitted rules, please see F.I.R. ORGANIC LAWS.
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