Tournament rules

We play mainly to spend a good day together (and a bit of competition!). Rules are made to ensure respect between players and have fun. The « Stade Rugby Touch » is inspired from „Touch“ (see F.I.T.) and „Rugby à 5“ in France. It is also practiced by other club in Vienna: Donau & Celtics.

Basic settings

  • Half a rugby pitch (the 5m lines are the try lines)
  • 6 players / team.
  • Unlimited substitute players & substitutions.
  • The substitute enters the field from the middle.
  • Mix teams! (Age, sex, level.)
  • 1 x 10min game (can vary)

The game

  • Attacking team has 5 attempts to score a try.
  • Turnover if:
    o Ball touches the ground.
    o 5 attempts are done.
    o Referee decision (sanction)
    o Ball goes out of the pitch.
  • Touch is done with 2 hands using soft contact.
  • After a touch, the ball carrier immediately stops his move & put the ball on the ground. If the ball carrier does more than 2 steps, it is a foul and referee can apply a turnover. The half gets the ball between the legs of the touched player (Roll Ball) and initiate the next attempt.
  • If the half is touched, it is turnover. Half cannot score.
  • Turnovers must be played :
    • Where the ball has first landed if the opponent team dropped it.
    • Where the fault has been done if the opponent team did a fault or forward pass.
  • Defense line must respect a 3m offside marked by the position of the touched player.
  • If a defender touches the ball carrier in an offside position. Attempts counter is set back to 0 & referee apply a 3m sanction.
  • No passes are allowed after being touched. (“late pass” / “touch and pass” rule)
  • No kicks are allowed. Ball kicked or accidentally touching feet is a turnover.

Back in the game

  • The player starts the game with a Tap Ball:
    o To start the game (within his half of the pitch)
    o After a try (within his half of the pitch)
    o After a foul play (Dangerous play, touch and pass, ref. contestation)
  • The player starts the game with a Roll Ball:
    o After a touch
    o After a turnover
    o After a line-out
    o After an off-side
    o After half got touched
  • The “Tap ball” must be a small hit into the ball on the ground (ball must roll a bit)

Misbehavior

No one contests referee decisions or shows disrespect with other players! That‘s in rugby DNA!

  1. time: The referee reminds the player this principle & sanction the team with 10m.
  2. time: The player goes out for 2min (yellow card)
  3. time: The player is out until the end of the game (red card)