How does play restart after a goal?
Restarts and decisions · Rule 10.9
The scoring team returns to its own half. The team taking the centre restart positions a stationary thrower on the centre line, holds the ball up, and waits for the referee's whistle. The other team needs at least three players back in its half.
How it works
The scoring team returns to its own half. The team taking the centre restart positions a stationary thrower on the centre line, holds the ball up, and waits for the referee's whistle. The other team needs at least three players back in its half. A deliberate delay can bring a sanction card; defenders cannot play until their bodies cross back over halfway.
In a game
After scoring, your team retreats so the opponents can restart promptly.
Remember
A deliberate delay can bring a sanction card; defenders cannot play until their bodies cross back over halfway.