Page:Football, the Rugby game.djvu/70

60 28. He must then himself, or by one of his own side, either (1) bound the ball in the field of play, and then run with it, kick it, or throw it back to his own side; or (2) throw it out at right angles to the touch-line; or (3) walk out with it at right angles to the touch-line, any distance not less than five or more than fifteen yards, and there put it down, first declaring how far he intends to walk out.

29. If two or more players holding the ball are pushed into touch, the ball shall belong in touch to the player who first had hold of it in the field of play, and has not released his hold of it.

30. If the ball be not thrown out straight, the opposite side may at once claim to bring it out themselves, as in Law 28, sec. 3.

If on a throw-out from touch the ball shall be knocked on, the opposite side may claim either (1) a free-kick, such free-kick to be taken in accordance with Law 44 at the spot where the knock on occurred, such free-kick not to count a goal; or (2) a scrummage at the spot where the knock on occurred.

31. A catch made when the ball is thrown out of touch is not a fair catch.

32. is a place-kick from the centre of the field of play, and cannot count as a goal. The opposite side must stand at least ten yards in front of the ball until it has been kicked. If the ball pitch in touch, the opposite side may claim to have it kicked-off again. The kicker's side must be behind the ball when kicked-off, and in case of infringement the Referee shall, on a claim by the opposite side, order a scrummage to be formed in the centre of the ground.

33. The ball shall be kicked off (1) at the commencement of the game; (2) after a goal has been obtained; (3) after a change of goals at half-time.

34. Each side shall play from either goal for an equal time.

35. The captains of the respective sides shall toss up before the commencement of the match; the winner of the toss shall have the option of choice of goals, or the kick-off.

36. Whenever a goal shall have been obtained, the side which has lost the goal shall then kick-off. When goals have been changed at half-time, the side which did not kick-off at the commencement of the game shall then kick-off.

37. is a drop kick by one of the players of the side which has had to touch the ball down in their own goal or into whose touch in goal the ball has gone (Law 20), and is the mode of bringing the ball again into play, and cannot count as a goal. (See Law 40.)