Rugby Knock On
When a rugby player knocks the rugby ball forward with their arm or hands towards the opposition and the ball hits the ground or a member of the opposition this is a knock on.
Rugby knock on. A team will be penalised for a knock on by the opposing team being awarded a scrum with the put in. This is punishable by a scrum to the opposition and therefore a turnover of possession. When a player mishandles the ball ie. A knock on results in a scrum with the put in to the opposition apart from when a knock on is committed by a player whose team is on their last tackle when the result is a handover and apart from if the opposing team gains possession of the ball which results begins their set of tackles with a zero tackle.