The Aviva Premiership season reaches its knockout stages this weekend with the two semi-finals, including Leicester Tigers' trip to face Northampton Saints on Friday. In the semi-final and final stages, extra time and a place-kicking competition can be used to determine a winner.
In the case of scores finishing level at full-time, the following system will apply:
Extra Time
In the Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-finals and final, if scores are level after 40 minutes each way there shall be an immediate period of extra time between the teams of 10 minutes each way.
If the scores are still tied after extra time then the winner will be the team which has scored more tries in the game (including extra time).
If scores are still equal then there will be a place kick competition to determine the winner.
Place-Kicking Competition
A coin toss will determine at which end the competition will be and another coin toss will determine which team goes first or second.
Each team will nominate three kickers on the pitch at the end of extra time, designated kicker 1, kicker 2 and kicker 3.
Each kicker will take two kicks apiece in the following order:
Kicker 1 from each team will take a kick from in front of the posts on the 22m line
Kicker 2 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the right touch line on the 22m line
Kicker 3 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the left touch line on the 22m line
Kicker 1 from each team will take a kick from in front of the posts on the 10m line
Kicker 2 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the right touch line on the 1m line
Kicker 3 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the left touch line on the 10m line
If still tied, there will be a ‘sudden death competition’ from in front of the posts on the 10m line.
In the case of scores finishing level at full-time, the following system will apply:
Extra Time
In the Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-finals and final, if scores are level after 40 minutes each way there shall be an immediate period of extra time between the teams of 10 minutes each way.
If the scores are still tied after extra time then the winner will be the team which has scored more tries in the game (including extra time).
If scores are still equal then there will be a place kick competition to determine the winner.
Place-Kicking Competition
A coin toss will determine at which end the competition will be and another coin toss will determine which team goes first or second.
Each team will nominate three kickers on the pitch at the end of extra time, designated kicker 1, kicker 2 and kicker 3.
Each kicker will take two kicks apiece in the following order:
Kicker 1 from each team will take a kick from in front of the posts on the 22m line
Kicker 2 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the right touch line on the 22m line
Kicker 3 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the left touch line on the 22m line
Kicker 1 from each team will take a kick from in front of the posts on the 10m line
Kicker 2 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the right touch line on the 1m line
Kicker 3 from each team will take a kick 15m in from the left touch line on the 10m line
If still tied, there will be a ‘sudden death competition’ from in front of the posts on the 10m line.
