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Rugby term

Restart kick

Definition

A drop kick that restarts play after a score, or at a 22-metre drop-out or try line drop-out.

A penalty or free-kick is not a restart kick.

Related laws

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

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.Held upWhen a ball carrier in in-goal is held so that they cannot ground or play the ball.Kick-offA kick-off is the drop kick from the centre of the halfway line that starts each half of a match and restarts play after a score.Midfield lineThe halfway line, dividing the field into two equal halves.Place kickA kick made when the ball has been placed on the ground or on a kicking tee.