▁met re ▁apart , ▁per pend icular ▁to ▁the ▁touch line ▁and ▁between ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁touch line . ▁The ▁ball ▁is ▁thrown ▁from ▁the ▁touch line ▁down ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁for wards ▁by ▁a ▁player ▁( us ually ▁the ▁hook er ) ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁the ▁ball ▁into ▁touch . ▁The ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁is ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁went ▁out ▁from ▁a ▁penalty , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁the ▁side ▁who ▁gained ▁the ▁penalty ▁throws ▁the ▁ball ▁in . ▁ ▁Both ▁sides ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁players ▁may ▁lift ▁their ▁team m ates . ▁A ▁jump ing ▁player ▁cannot ▁be ▁tack led ▁until ▁they ▁stand ▁and ▁only ▁shoulder - to - should er ▁contact ▁is ▁allowed ; ▁deliber ate ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁this ▁law ▁is ▁dangerous ▁play , ▁and ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁penalty ▁kick . ▁ ▁Sc rum ▁ ▁A ▁sc rum ▁is ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁restart ing ▁the ▁game ▁safely ▁and ▁fairly ▁after ▁a ▁minor ▁in fr ing ement . ▁It ▁is ▁awarded ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁has ▁been ▁knock ed ▁or ▁passed ▁forward , ▁if ▁a ▁player ▁takes ▁the ▁ball ▁over ▁their ▁own ▁try ▁line ▁and ▁puts ▁the ▁ball ▁down , ▁when ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁accident ally ▁off side ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁is ▁tra pped ▁in ▁a ▁r uck ▁or ▁ma ul ▁with ▁no ▁real istic ▁chance ▁of ▁being ▁retrieved . ▁A ▁team ▁may ▁also ▁opt ▁for ▁a ▁sc rum ▁if ▁awarded ▁a ▁penalty . ▁ ▁A ▁sc rum ▁is