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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 347037" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>In the 1996 Laws</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: blue">LAW 10. KICK-OFF</span></strong><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span> <em><span style="color: blue"> Kick-off is</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: blue">(a) <strong>a place kick</strong> taken from the center of the half-way line by the team which has the right to start the match or by the opposing team on the resumption of play after the half-time interval or </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: blue"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: blue">(b) <strong>a drop kick</strong> taken at or from behind the center of the half-way line by the defending team after the opposing side has scored.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: blue"></span> </em></p><p></p><p>In the 2005 Laws</p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">LAW 13 â€" KICK-OFF AND RESTART KICKS</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">DEFINITION</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The kick-off occurs at the start of the match and the restart of the match after</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">half-time. Restart kicks occur after a score or a touch down.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">13.1 WHERE AND HOW THE KICK-OFF IS TAKEN</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">(a) <strong>A team kicks off with a drop-kick</strong> which must be taken at or behind the</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">centre of the half-way line.</span></p><p></p><p>So somewhere between 1996 and 2005. I suspect it was around 1999. If I can dig up any of my old Laws books I will try to get it closer for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 347037, member: 20605"] In the 1996 Laws [B] [COLOR=blue]LAW 10. KICK-OFF[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=blue] [/COLOR] [I][COLOR=blue] Kick-off is (a) [B]a place kick[/B] taken from the center of the half-way line by the team which has the right to start the match or by the opposing team on the resumption of play after the half-time interval or (b) [B]a drop kick[/B] taken at or from behind the center of the half-way line by the defending team after the opposing side has scored. [/COLOR] [/I] In the 2005 Laws [COLOR="blue"] LAW 13 – KICK-OFF AND RESTART KICKS DEFINITION The kick-off occurs at the start of the match and the restart of the match after half-time. Restart kicks occur after a score or a touch down. 13.1 WHERE AND HOW THE KICK-OFF IS TAKEN (a) [B]A team kicks off with a drop-kick[/B] which must be taken at or behind the centre of the half-way line.[/COLOR] So somewhere between 1996 and 2005. I suspect it was around 1999. If I can dig up any of my old Laws books I will try to get it closer for you. [/QUOTE]
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