2023-09-09 05:07:13
Prioritize the game and avoid downtime: it’s a bit the same story in all sports. Like the short timer between each serve in tennis, rugby will introduce for the first time in the history of the World Cup the “shot-clock”, a time of 60 or 90 seconds, depending on the case, during which the scorer must make his penalty or his conversion.
Established for several seasons in the Top 14, this change was included, last November, in the directives on the application of the 2023 Rules of World Rugby, the reference body for world rugby. The “shot-clock” was tested during the last VI Nations tournament without the general public being aware of it, before a real full-scale test during this summer’s international preparation matches.
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Concretely, the referees of the 2023 World Cup will apply rules 8.8d and 8.21 of the official regulations. Namely: “Conversion: the kicker must kick within 90 seconds (playing time) from the moment the try was scored, even if the ball falls and must be replaced. Sanction: the goal is disallowed. » For penalties, the time is reduced to 60 seconds, and a scrum is granted to the opposing team in the event of non-compliance with the allotted time.
“The time countdown is displayed on the screen in stadiums and during television broadcasts,” announces the International Federation on its website. When the scorer takes the risk of waiting for the last ten seconds, the time will be displayed in red.
“World Rugby and the federations are committed to a game with fewer prolonged stoppages in play and better circulation of the ball,” adds the body, which promises greater fluidity of the game.
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