The WalesOnline rugby referee quiz

Oi, ref! The Rugby World Cup is here - see if you can pass our rugby rules test

1. Let’s get underway. From kick-off, how many metres must the ball travel?

At least 5 metres

At least 10 metres

At least 20 metres

2. A player from the defending team tackles the opposition attacker and holds onto him in the ruck. What should you do next?

Award a scrum to the attacking team

Award a penalty to the attacking team

Nothing, play should continue

3. An attacker is approaching the try-line carrying the ball. A defender knocks the ball dead illegally, preventing the attacker from easily grounding the ball. What should you award?

A penalty try and a yellow card

A penalty try and a red card

Only a penalty

4. An attacking player kicks forward to assist a try but you notice the ball comes off his knee. What should you do next?

Award the try - that's perfectly legal

That's a knock on - award a scrum

That's a knock on - award a penalty

5. What is the minimum number of people required to form a lineout?

One player from each team

Two players from each team

Five players from each team

6. From a kick-off, a player on the receiving team catches the ball in the air, before it touches the ground, inside their own 22-metre line. As they do so, they call ‘mark!’. Is this legal?

Yes. The referee should immediately stop the game and award a free-kick to the team in possession.

Yes. The referee should award a scrum on the halfway line.

No. You can’t call a mark directly from a kick-off.

7. A player takes a conversion that looks likely to just make it over. While the ball is in the air, the defending team run in front of the posts and form a lineout-style lift to knock the ball away, preventing a successful conversion. What should be awarded?

Retake the penalty, with the defending team not allowed to charge down the ball

Retake the penalty, but the defending team can still charge down the ball

Nothing - that’s a perfectly legal move.

8. A player on the attacking team (Team A) looks to kick the ball upfield, but it hits the referee in the back and falls into the hands of a player on the defending team (Team B), who then launches a counter-attack. What should the referee do in this situation?

Play advantage to Team B

Blow the whistle immediately and award a scrum to Team A

Give the Team A player a warning for dangerous play

9. A defender (Team A) and attacker (Team B) are both chasing a ball that has bounced into Team A’s in-goal. They both get a hand to the ball at the same time, but even after video replays and TMO analysis, there is doubt about which team grounded it in-goal first. What should the referee do?

Award a 22 drop-out to Team A

Give Team B the benefit of the doubt and award the try.

Award a five-metre scrum to Team B

10. A player scores a dramatic late try in the corner, but as he dives over the line, his foot hits the corner flag. The first time he touches the ground is in-goal. What should the referee do?

Award a lineout to the defending team

Let the try stand

Award a penalty to the attacking team

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