▁by ▁holding ▁them ▁while ▁bringing ▁them ▁to ▁ground . ▁T ack lers ▁cannot ▁tack le ▁above ▁the ▁shoulder ▁( the ▁neck ▁and ▁head ▁are ▁out ▁of ▁bounds ), ▁and ▁the ▁tack ler ▁has ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁wrap ▁their ▁arms ▁around ▁the ▁player ▁being ▁tack led ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁tack le . ▁It ▁is ▁illegal ▁to ▁push , ▁shoulder - charge , ▁or ▁to ▁trip ▁a ▁player ▁using ▁feet ▁or ▁legs , ▁but ▁hands ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁( this ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁tap - t ack le ▁or ▁an k le - t ap ). ▁T ack lers ▁may ▁not ▁tack le ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁who ▁has ▁jump ed ▁to ▁catch ▁a ▁ball ▁until ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁land ed . ▁ ▁R uck ing ▁and ▁Ma uling ▁ ▁Ma uls ▁occur ▁after ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁ball ▁has ▁come ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁but ▁the ▁handler ▁remains ▁on ▁his ▁feet ; ▁once ▁any ▁combination ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁players ▁have ▁bound ▁themselves ▁a ▁ma ul ▁has ▁been ▁set . ▁A ▁r uck ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ma ul , ▁but ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁ball ▁has ▁gone ▁to ▁ground ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁attack ing ▁players ▁binding ▁themselves ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁ball . ▁ ▁Set ▁pieces ▁ ▁Line out ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ball ▁leaves ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁a ▁line - out ▁is ▁awarded ▁against ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁last ▁touched ▁the ▁ball . ▁For ward ▁players ▁from ▁each ▁team ▁line ▁up ▁a