, ▁a ▁" k no ck - on " ▁is ▁committed , ▁and ▁play ▁is ▁restart ed ▁with ▁a ▁sc rum . ▁ ▁Any ▁player ▁may ▁kick ▁the ▁ball ▁forward ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁gain ▁territory . ▁When ▁a ▁player ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁playing ▁area ▁k icks ▁indirect ly ▁into ▁touch ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁first ▁b oun ces ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁play , ▁the ▁throw - in ▁is ▁taken ▁where ▁the ▁ball ▁went ▁into ▁touch . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁k icks ▁directly ▁into ▁touch ▁( i . e . ▁without ▁b oun cing ▁in - field ▁first ) ▁from ▁within ▁one ' s ▁own ▁ ▁line , ▁the ▁line out ▁is ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁where ▁the ▁ball ▁went ▁into ▁touch , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁ball ▁is ▁k icked ▁into ▁touch ▁directly ▁by ▁a ▁player ▁outside ▁the ▁ ▁line , ▁the ▁line out ▁is ▁taken ▁level ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁kick ▁was ▁taken . ▁ ▁Break down s ▁ ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁def ending ▁side ▁is ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁ball , ▁either ▁by ▁bringing ▁them ▁to ▁ground ▁( a ▁tack le , ▁which ▁is ▁frequently ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁r uck ) ▁or ▁by ▁contest ing ▁for ▁possession ▁with ▁the ▁ball - car rier ▁on ▁their ▁feet ▁( a ▁ma ul ). ▁Such ▁a ▁circumst ance ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁break down ▁and ▁each ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁specific ▁law . ▁ ▁T ack ling ▁ ▁A ▁player ▁may ▁tack le ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁ball