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Rh of the opponents' goal, whether it touch such cross-bar or the posts or not; but if the ball goes directly over either of the goal-posts, it is not a goal. A goal may be obtained by any kind of kick except a punt.

6. A is gained when a player touches the ball down in his opponents' goal.

7. A match shall be decided by a majority of points; a goal shall equal three points, with the exception of a goal kicked from a kick awarded by way of penalty, which shall equal two points, and a try one point. If the number of points be equal, or no goal be kicked or try obtained, the match shall be drawn. When a goal is kicked from a try the goal only is scored.

8. The ball is dead when it rests absolutely motionless on the ground.

9. A is when a Player, putting his hand upon the ball on the ground in goal, stops it so that it remains dead, or fairly so.

10. A is when the holder of the ball is held by one or more players of the opposite side.

11. A takes place when the holder of the ball, being in the field of play, puts it down on the ground in front of him, and all who have closed round on their respective sides endeavour to push their opponents back, and by kicking the ball to drive it in the direction of the opposite goal-line. A scrummage ceases to be a scrummage when the ball is in touch or goal.

12. A player may take up the ball whenever it is rolling or bounding, except in a scrummage.

13. It is not lawful to take up the ball when dead (except in order to bring it out after it has been touched-down in touch or in goal) for any purpose whatever; whenever the ball shall have been so unlawfully taken up it shall at once be brought back to where it was so taken up, and there put down.

14. In a scrummage, it is not lawful to touch the ball with the hand under any circumstance whatever. If, in the opinion of the Referee, any player shall, in a scrummage, intentionally either handle the ball or fall down, he shall, on a claim from the opposite side, award a free-kick, such free-kick to be taken in accordance with Law 44.

15. It is lawful for any player who has the ball to run with it, and if he does so it is called a. If a player runs with the ball until he gets behind his opponents' goal-line and there touches it down, it is called a.