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Tutorial
This section is targeted at people new to the game of rugby league and will hopefully provide an in depth education to the rules and the sport in general.
Section 7: Restarts
There are three restarts in rugby league: On the halfway line, on the 20 metre line (both sides) and on the goal line (drop out)
Play is restarted on the halfway line when a team has scored (try, goal, penalty goal, drop kick). The team that scored will get the ball back, so the opposing team has the kick off. The opposing team must kick the ball at least 10 metres in length. If they fail to do so, they will get penalised, unless the attacking team picks up the ball before they do. Most teams opt to kick way down the ground. If the team kicking the ball kicks the ball out of touch (sideline) on the full, the team who were supposed to get the ball will get a penalty on the halfway line, where the kick was taken. However, if the kicking team kicks it and it bounces into touch first, they get the ball back!
Play is restarted on the 20 metre line when:
- An attacking player touches the ball before it goes out of play over the dead-ball line, except from a penalty or from a kick-off
- If a defending player catches a kick from general play from an opponent on the full inside their own in-goal area
Drop out
A drop out (where the defending team drop the ball and kick it to the attacking team) happens when:
- A player grounds the ball in their own goal area
- While in his own goal area, runs over the sideline or dead ball area (the line behind the goal posts) with the ball
- Bats the ball over the sideline or dead ball area in the own goal area
- A player is tackled in their own goal area
When one of these happens, all the defending players stand on their try line, while the attacking team stand and wait for the ball. Every defending player must stand behind the person who is going to make the drop out. The ball has to go 10 metres.
Play is restarted on the halfway line when a team has scored (try, goal, penalty goal, drop kick). The team that scored will get the ball back, so the opposing team has the kick off. The opposing team must kick the ball at least 10 metres in length. If they fail to do so, they will get penalised, unless the attacking team picks up the ball before they do. Most teams opt to kick way down the ground. If the team kicking the ball kicks the ball out of touch (sideline) on the full, the team who were supposed to get the ball will get a penalty on the halfway line, where the kick was taken. However, if the kicking team kicks it and it bounces into touch first, they get the ball back!
Play is restarted on the 20 metre line when:
- An attacking player touches the ball before it goes out of play over the dead-ball line, except from a penalty or from a kick-off
- If a defending player catches a kick from general play from an opponent on the full inside their own in-goal area
Drop out
A drop out (where the defending team drop the ball and kick it to the attacking team) happens when:
- A player grounds the ball in their own goal area
- While in his own goal area, runs over the sideline or dead ball area (the line behind the goal posts) with the ball
- Bats the ball over the sideline or dead ball area in the own goal area
- A player is tackled in their own goal area
When one of these happens, all the defending players stand on their try line, while the attacking team stand and wait for the ball. Every defending player must stand behind the person who is going to make the drop out. The ball has to go 10 metres.
