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) 15

D) 20

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

A rugby union penalty try is always awarded under the posts; how many points does it score with no kick taken?

A) 7

B) 6

C) 5

D) 4

Answer · why

A) 7

7 points, because since 1 January 2017 the conversion is simply assumed rather than kicked, and the offender is sin-binned or sent off as well.

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 team leading on points

B) The team that scored

C) The team that won the toss

D) The team that conceded

Answer · why

D) The team that conceded

The team that conceded kicks off in fifteens, handing the ball straight back to the attack, and the restart must travel at least 10 metres into the op...

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) A scrum on the 22

C) The lineout throw-in

D) A free kick there

Answer · why

C) The lineout throw-in

The lineout throw-in goes to the kicking side, the reward that made the law worth learning: trialled in 2021 to pull defenders out of the line, it bec...

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...