EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP GUIDE

‘What If’

IN THE EVENT OF A DRAW

If scores are tied at full-time, then 20 minutes (two periods of 10 minutes) of extra-time will be played.

If scores are still level after extra-time, the winners will be the team which has scored the most tries.

If the teams are level on points and tries at the end of extra-time, then the winners will be determined by a place-kicking competition.

PLACE-KICKING COMPETITION

• Each team will be asked to nominate THREE goalkickers from the players on the pitch at the final whistle. • No substituted or dismissed player will be permitted to take part. • The end at which the competition takes place will be determined by toss of a coin. • The team to kick first will also be determined by a toss of a coin. • Each kicker will have two kicks from designated positions. • If the teams remain level, the competition will continue on a sudden-death basis.

The three players from each team kick in the order and from the positions set out below:

• Kicker 1 from Team A first to take his kick from Position 1, on the 22-metre line in a central position. • Kicker 1 from Team B as above. • Kicker 2 from Team A from Position 2, at the junction of the 15-metre and 22-metre lines on the right side of the pitch. • Kicker 2 from Team B as above. • Kicker 3 from Team A to take his kick from Position 3, at the junction of the 15-metre and 22-metre lines on the left side of the pitch. • Kicker 3 from Team B as above • Kicker 1 from Team A to take his kick from Position 4, on the 10-metre line in a central position. • Kicker 1 from Team B as above • Kicker 2 from Team A to take his kick from Position 5, at the junction of the 15-metre and 10-metre lines on the right side of the pitch. • Kicker 2 from Team B as above. • Kicker 3 from Team A to take his kick from Position 6, at the junction of the 15-metre and 10-metre lines on the left side of the pitch. • Kicker 3 from Team B as above.

After each of the three nominated players from each team has taken his two kicks, the referee will declare the winning team based on the number of successful kicks.

If there is an equal number of successful kicks, the competition continues on a ‘sudden death’ basis. All kicks will take place from Position 4 in the following order:

· Kicker 1 from Team A then Kicker 1 from Team B · Kicker 2 from Team A then Kicker 2 from Team B · Kicker 3 from Team A then Kicker 3 from Team B

The competition will continue until one player succeeds and the player from the other team taking the corresponding kick misses.

• Once a player has positioned the ball on the kicking tee, he must take the kick within one minute. Should he take longer, the referee shall declare the kick unsuccessful. • Whether or not the kick is successful is the sole decision of the referee, who may at his sole discretion rely on the assistance of his assistant referees. • If a selected kicker becomes injured, he may be replaced by another player who was on the pitch at the end of extra-time.