Tag rugby

Tag Rugby Rules

Tag Rugby is played between two teams, a minimum of seven players to a team.

Each team taking part in Mitcham Bulls sponsored events(such as the Ford Tag Festival) will have seven players and up to seven substitutes.

There will be at least three girls and three boys on the field at any time during a match.

Players each wear a tag rugby belt, which is a belt with two tags attached to it by Velcro.

A "tackle" is made when one or both of the tags are removed from the belt. The tackler must shout "Tag". The tackled player must stop running within three paces. If the tackled player runs more than three paces, possession of the ball is lost and a "free pass" is awarded to the tacklers team.

When a player is "tackled", he or she must pass the ball backwards to a team-mate on his/her own side. The tackled player has up to three seconds to pass the ball.

Once a "tackle" has been made, the tackler must stand at least one metre from the tackled playe...