re: Anyone know anything about Rugby?

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If you are in front of the 22 then if the ball goes out of touch you get the line out. Don't know why it's just the rule. If I'm not mistaken, if it hits the ground prior to going into touch then the non kicking team gets the ball.

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No.

If you are in front of the 22 and you kick it in open play, it has to bounce before going out of bounds, or the non-kicking team gets the choice of a line out or scrum from where it was kicked.

If you kick from inside the 22, then the opposing team gets the line out where ever the ball goes into touch, regardless of whether it bounced.

In a penalty situation, it can do directly into touch, regardless of your situation relative to the 22.

A free kick is handled identically to the open play rules.