Alley (rugby)
The alley (ger .: line-out ) in Rugby Union (15er and 7 Series ) describes a specific game situation. It is as typical of this sport as the scrum . It is ordered when the ball goes out of bounds. In rugby league , a scrum is ordered in this case, so there is no alley there.
As with many other sports, the game is interrupted as soon as the game ball into the off - that is about the highlighted sidelines - beaten, kicked or thrown. In rugby, the game continues with a so-called alley, which is always placed by the referee at the point where the ball has crossed the touchline . Only if the ball was kicked directly out of bounds from outside the own 22-man zone does the line-out take place at the same height as the point from which the kick was started. The alley consists of at least two players from each team , who line up perpendicular to the line and thus form an alley . The players are about one meter apart. Players who do not participate in the alley must keep a distance of ten meters and may only move up after the alley has ended.
From the touchline, the ball is thrown into the free space between the two rows of players by a player of the team that did not play the ball into touch or who did not touch it last. (Exception: after a penalty kick that is kicked out, the team that kicked throws in.) The throwing player is usually the hooker (number 2), who is not allowed to throw the ball in at an angle. This would be an infraction, would blow the whistle and would mean possession for the opposing team.
Now jump up players of both teams to get the ball conquer . Help may also be provided in this regard. If a team has fought for the ball, the game continues immediately.
Usually, the attacking team is in front of the ball in an encrypted alley code (ger .: line-out code call), so that all players know exactly who catches the ball and that attack option to follow (eg., Packet or pass down the back line) .