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<blockquote data-quote="best_fullback" data-source="post: 399714" data-attributes="member: 15318"><p>Hmm this is a strange scenario. These are the rules if a player in the forwards is sent off:</p><p></p><p><strong>Law 3.3</strong> states: "<em>A Union may authorise matches to be played with fewer than fifteen players in each team. When that happens, all the Laws of the Game apply except that each team must have <strong>at least five players in the scrum at all times.</strong></em>"</p><p></p><p><strong>Law 20.1(e)</strong> states a scrum must have: "<em>Number of players: eight. A scrum must have eight players from each team. All eight players must stay bound to the scrum until it ends. Each front row must have three players in it, no more and no less. Two locks must form the second row.</em></p><p><em><span style="color: red">Sanction: Penalty kick</span></em></p><p><em><u>Exception:</u> When a team is reduced to fewer than fifteen for any reason, then the number of players of each team in the scrum <strong>may </strong>be similarly reduced. Where a permitted reduction is made by one team, <strong>there is no requirement for the other team to make a similar reduction. However, a team must not have fewer than five players in the scrum.</strong></em></p><p><em><span style="color: red">Sanction: Penalty kick</span></em>"</p><p></p><p>Therefore if this was a seniors game the referee would be wrong to tell you to remove a player. However, as you are under-19s special rules apply:</p><p></p><p><strong>Law 20.1(f)</strong> states: "<em>A team must have fewer than eight players in its scrum when the team cannot field eight suitably trained players in its scrum due to either the team not fielding a complete team, or a forward player being sent off or temporarily suspended for foul play, or a forward player leaving the field because of injury...</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>...If a team is incomplete and it cannot field eight suitably trained players in its scrum, the scrum formation must be as follows:</em></p><p><em>If a team is without one forward player, <strong>then both teams must use a 3-4 formation (i.e. no No.8).</strong></em>"</p><p></p><p>That is the rule if a forward was sent off. However, because a centre was sent off and they voluntarily moved a player I am unsure what the rules are. To be honest they are probably completely within their rights to move a player there. You can do it at seniors level but they have exploited the loophole at u19s level that the opposing team must have an equal number of forwards so therefore the referee then had to tell you to remove a player. Hope that helps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="best_fullback, post: 399714, member: 15318"] Hmm this is a strange scenario. These are the rules if a player in the forwards is sent off: [B]Law 3.3[/B] states: "[I]A Union may authorise matches to be played with fewer than fifteen players in each team. When that happens, all the Laws of the Game apply except that each team must have [B]at least five players in the scrum at all times.[/B][/I]" [B]Law 20.1(e)[/B] states a scrum must have: "[I]Number of players: eight. A scrum must have eight players from each team. All eight players must stay bound to the scrum until it ends. Each front row must have three players in it, no more and no less. Two locks must form the second row. [COLOR="red"]Sanction: Penalty kick[/COLOR] [U]Exception:[/U] When a team is reduced to fewer than fifteen for any reason, then the number of players of each team in the scrum [B]may [/B]be similarly reduced. Where a permitted reduction is made by one team, [B]there is no requirement for the other team to make a similar reduction. However, a team must not have fewer than five players in the scrum.[/B] [COLOR="red"]Sanction: Penalty kick[/COLOR][/I]" Therefore if this was a seniors game the referee would be wrong to tell you to remove a player. However, as you are under-19s special rules apply: [B]Law 20.1(f)[/B] states: "[I]A team must have fewer than eight players in its scrum when the team cannot field eight suitably trained players in its scrum due to either the team not fielding a complete team, or a forward player being sent off or temporarily suspended for foul play, or a forward player leaving the field because of injury... ...If a team is incomplete and it cannot field eight suitably trained players in its scrum, the scrum formation must be as follows: If a team is without one forward player, [B]then both teams must use a 3-4 formation (i.e. no No.8).[/B][/I]" That is the rule if a forward was sent off. However, because a centre was sent off and they voluntarily moved a player I am unsure what the rules are. To be honest they are probably completely within their rights to move a player there. You can do it at seniors level but they have exploited the loophole at u19s level that the opposing team must have an equal number of forwards so therefore the referee then had to tell you to remove a player. Hope that helps :) [/QUOTE]
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