World Rugby Rules
🏛️Official — World RugbySection 4: Players & Officials
Verdict
Under Law 3.1, a match is played between two teams each consisting of a maximum of fifteen (15) players. A team may start a match with fewer than fifteen players only with the agreement of the opposing team.
Source: Law 3, Law 3.1, Law 3.3, Law 3.4, Law 3.5, Law 3.7, Law 3.6, Law 3.9, Law 3.10, Law 6, Law 6.1, Law 6.2, Law 6.5, Law 6.6, Law 9
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