Rugby term
Held up
Definition
When a ball carrier in in-goal is held so that they cannot ground or play the ball.
No try is scored. The ball is dead, and play restarts with a try line drop-out or a 5-metre scrum, depending on how the ball got into in-goal.
Related laws
Law 21In-GoalThe in-goal area is behind each goal-line. Scoring a try requires grounding the ball in the opposition in-goal. This law defines grounding, touch-in-goal, the dead-ball line, and what happens in various situations.Law 12Kick-off and Restart KicksSpecifies how the game is started and restarted after scoring. Kick-offs are drop kicks from the centre; restart kicks follow scoring or the ball going dead.
Related terms
Corner postA flag post at each corner where the try line meets the touch-in-goal line.Dead ballThe ball is dead when play has stopped, after the ball crosses the dead-ball line, goes into touch, or when the referee blows the whistle.Dead-ball lineThe line at each end of the playing area, beyond the in-goal.Drop kickA kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it as it rises from its first bounce.DropoutA drop kick that restarts play after the ball is made dead in in-goal without a score.Goal lineThe goal line, also called the try line, is the line at each end of the field that a player grounds the ball on or over to score a try.GroundingGrounding means putting the ball on the ground in in-goal with downward pressure, using the hands, arms or the front of the body from waist to neck.In-goalThe area between the goal line and the dead-ball line at each end of the field.