Q 01/05

In rugby union, a yellow card sends a player to the sin bin for how many minutes of playing time?

A) 5

B) 10

C) 20

D) 40

Answer · why

B) 10

10 minutes of playing time, and the sin-bin clock freezes whenever the match clock stops, so a stoppage-filled spell drags the punishment out.

Q 02/05

When foul play stops a near-certain score, what does a rugby union referee award?

A) A penalty kick

B) A penalty try

C) A free kick

D) A five-metre scrum

Answer · why

B) A penalty try

A penalty try is worth an automatic seven points: since 2017 no conversion is kicked, the two points are simply added on, and the guilty player must b...

Q 03/05

In fifteen-a-side rugby union, after a try has been converted, who restarts play with a drop kick from halfway?

A) The leading team

B) The team that scored

C) The toss winners

D) The team that conceded

Answer · why

D) The team that conceded

The team that conceded kicks off in fifteens, so the side that has just scored usually gets the ball straight back, provided the kick travels the requ...

Q 04/05

Under rugby union's 50:22 law, what does a kick from your own half that bounces into touch in the opposition 22 earn?

A) A penalty kick

B) The scrum put-in

C) The lineout throw-in

D) A free kick there

Answer · why

C) The lineout throw-in

The lineout throw-in stays with the kicking side, where any other kick bounced into touch hands it to the opposition; the law arrived in 2021 after a ...

Q 05/05

What cadence has the rugby union referee called to engage a scrum since the 2013–14 season?

A) Crouch, touch, pause, engage

B) Crouch, hold, engage

C) Crouch, bind, set

D) Crouch, touch, set

Answer · why

C) Crouch, bind, set

Crouch, bind, set followed a one-season trial of 'crouch, touch, set', which had itself replaced the four-word 'crouch, touch, pause, engage'; the pro...