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IRB Law Rulings
This is an informal index to the various official Rulings made by the IRB from 2002 onwards.
They are sorted by law number, and then by date. Hyperlinks take you to the list for the relevant year.
Those that have been superseded by law changes are greyed-out.

Date	Ruling	Law	Subject
080121	2008-1	various	rolling/stationary ball near lines cf 2003-14
020905	2002-6	6/21	quick penalties after scrum collapse
020806	2002-4	6/8/10	quick penalties after scrum collapse
030703	2003-7	10/19	heading into touch
041223	2004-9	10/22	penalty try - automatic card?
030607	2003-3	15/17	lineout: maul or tackle? but see 2003-8
030724	2003-11	15/17	scrum: maul or tackle?
030724	2003-8	15/17	lineout: maul or tackle? cf ruling 2003-3
060110	2006-1	19/21	penalty bounces off post into touch
020320	2002-1	3	blood bin time is actual time
030522	2003-D	3	Directive: "suitably trained and experienced"
030607	2003-2	3	front row compliance
030612	2003-4	3	front row replacements
030627	2003-5	3	front row first and second prop replacement
030724	2003-10	3	blood bin and half time
030724	2003-9	3	second front row injury
030805	2003-12	3	replacement props
040110	2004-2	3	Front row bench
040120	2004-1	3	front row injuries/replacement
040604	2004-6	3	Front row replacements
050815	2005-4	3	Front row and yellow cards
070312	2007-2	3	Subs/Replacements/Sin-binnned takings penalties
060502	2006-3	3/20	locks in U19 matches
080513	2008-2	3	front rows, substitutions, and uncontested scrums
060614	2006-4	4	No elastic longsleeves with logos
061114	2006-5	4	definition of jersey, shorts, and underwear
0504	2005-2	6	Non-players interfering with play
05930	2005-5	10	spear tackle
061114	2005-6	10	unintentioanl high tackle
061114	2006-7	10	lineout "maul" and obstruction
061129	2006-10	10	foul play - who and when?
041223	2004-10	12	knee-kick
021901	2002-7	13	kick-off directly into touch
040120	2004-1	14	tackle from ground
030818	2003-13	15	pseudo-tackler
040220	2004-3	15	pseudo-tackler
040901	2004-8	15	pseudo-tackler
0504	2005-1	16	Rucking a player is illegal
061129	2006-8	16	diving at scrum half
071001	2007-3	16	end of ruck
030703	2003-6	17	forming a maul - sequence
061129	2006-9	17	maul and obstruction
080924	2008-4	17	end of a maul
060110	2006-1	18	Mark from kick off, restart, drop out
020517	2002-2	19	player peeling
020723	2002-3	19	receiver's options
020905	2002-5	19	receiver into gap
021115	2002-9	19	receiver changing places
030115	2003-1	19	receiver coming into line
030902	2003-14	19	stationary or rolling ball outside 22
040110	2004-2	19	touch: ball dropped into 22
040524	2004-4	19	receiver's options
040604	2004-5	19	receiver's options
040623	2004-7	19	receiver's options
041223	2004-10	19	out of play, taking ball behind 22
021029	2002-8	20	second row binding
051020	2005-7	20	offside near goal-line
070217	2007-1	20	engagement procedure - all age groups
080513	2008-3	20	#8 must be bound at engagement
041223	2004-10	21	knee-kick
050630	2005-3	21	kick at goal
ELV Rulings
080723	2008-1	17	Ending a maul after a legal collapse
080807	2008-2	20	Offside for non-ball-winning scrum half
080807	2008-3	19	"Immediate opponent" position at a lineout