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# Infringement

When a player gives away a penalty.

The referee decides that a player has committed an offence, resulting in a penalty being awarded against that player's team.

## How it's identified

* Referee raises one arm straight up for an immediate penalty award, OR
* Referee holds one arm straight out to the side (advantage signal). The penalty is timed to when advantage begins, not when play returns.

## Notes

* Free kicks (referee's arm bent at the elbow at 90 degrees) are not coded as infringements.
* Scrum resets, onside management without advantage, and unplayable ball in a maul or ruck are not infringements.
* A referee signalling advantage multiple times for the same offence is still one infringement.