Laws of the Game of rugby union

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rugby union regulations sports rules

The Laws of the Game of rugby union are the official, globally recognized rules that define how rugby union is played, administered, and officiated.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
World Rugby Laws of the Game	23
World Rugby Laws of the Game – Rugby Sevens	3
Laws of the Game of Rugby Union	1
Laws of the Game of rugby union canonical	1
World Rugby Laws of the Game (rugby union)	1
World Rugby Laws of the Game – Sevens	1
World Rugby laws of rugby sevens	1
World Rugby laws of the game	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2378857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Laws of the Game of rugby union
Context triple: [World Rugby, setsRulesFor, Laws of the Game of rugby union]

A. Laws of the Game of association football
The Laws of the Game of association football are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how soccer is played, administered, and officiated.
B. Rugby
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, best known as the birthplace of the sport of rugby football and home to the historic Rugby School.
C. Rugby
Rugby was an automobile marque produced by Durant Motors in the late 1920s and early 1930s, primarily used for export versions of its Star cars.
D. The Ball In and Out of Play
The Ball In and Out of Play is a section of association football’s Laws of the Game that defines precisely when the ball is considered active or inactive during a match.
E. World Rugby
World Rugby is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of rugby union worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Laws of the Game of rugby union
Target entity description: The Laws of the Game of rugby union are the official, globally recognized rules that define how rugby union is played, administered, and officiated.

A. Laws of the Game of association football
The Laws of the Game of association football are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how soccer is played, administered, and officiated.
B. Rugby
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, best known as the birthplace of the sport of rugby football and home to the historic Rugby School.
C. Rugby
Rugby was an automobile marque produced by Durant Motors in the late 1920s and early 1930s, primarily used for export versions of its Star cars.
D. The Ball In and Out of Play
The Ball In and Out of Play is a section of association football’s Laws of the Game that defines precisely when the ball is considered active or inactive during a match.
E. World Rugby
World Rugby is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of rugby union worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rugby union regulations ⓘ sports rules ⓘ
allow	global law trials ⓘ
applyTo	domestic rugby union competitions ⓘ international rugby union matches ⓘ
basisFor	competition regulations in rugby union ⓘ
define	22-metre drop-out ⓘ advantage ⓘ ball specifications ⓘ conversion ⓘ dangerous play ⓘ drop goal ⓘ field of play dimensions ⓘ forward pass ⓘ foul play ⓘ free kick ⓘ goal-line drop-out ⓘ how rugby union is administered ⓘ how rugby union is officiated ⓘ how rugby union is played ⓘ in-goal area ⓘ kick-off ⓘ kicks at goal ⓘ knock-on ⓘ lineout ⓘ mark ⓘ match duration ⓘ maul ⓘ number of players ⓘ offside rules ⓘ penalty goal ⓘ penalty kick ⓘ player positions ⓘ red card sanctions ⓘ restart kicks ⓘ roles of match officials ⓘ ruck ⓘ sanctions ⓘ scoring methods ⓘ scrum ⓘ substitutions ⓘ tackle rules ⓘ timekeeping procedures ⓘ touch and touch-in-goal ⓘ try ⓘ yellow card sanctions ⓘ
feature	TMO (television match official) protocols ⓘ assistant referee duties ⓘ definitions section ⓘ numbered law sections ⓘ principles of the game ⓘ referee powers and duties ⓘ
govern	rugby union ⓘ
governingBody	World Rugby ⓘ
include	clarifications and rulings ⓘ match official signals ⓘ official law application guidelines ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	law book ⓘ online law portal ⓘ
objective	ensure player safety ⓘ maintain a contest for possession ⓘ promote fair play ⓘ provide a framework for officiating rugby union ⓘ
previousGoverningBody	International Rugby Board ⓘ linked to: World Rugby
publisher	World Rugby ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
sport	rugby union ⓘ
translatedInto	multiple languages ⓘ
updatedBy	World Rugby Council ⓘ linked to: World Rugby
updateFrequency	periodic ⓘ

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