Fair catch catch is called a "mark"; see mark (rugby) and mark (Australian football) for more information (however in Australian Rules Football the player is not protected from the opposition team while attempting a mark). Fair catches featured in some extinct forms of football, and they have been abolished in other modern codes. In Rugby league the defensive player attempting to catch the ball cannot be tackled whilst in the air, though the attacking players can contest the ball by attempting to catch it themselves. A player who successfully catches the ball is able to be tackled only once they have landed
Minnesota Rugby Football Union Minnesota Rugby Football Union The Minnesota Rugby Football Union (MNRFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for Rugby Union teams in the state of Minnesota. The MNRFU is part of the Midwest Rugby Football Union (MRFU), one of the seven Territorial Area Unions (TAU's) that comprise USA Rugby. Metropolis RFC Eastside Banshees Rugby Football Club Metropolis Killer B's St. Paul Rugby Football Club Eastside Banshees Rugby Football Club Faribault Boksprings Minneapolis Mayhem North Metro Wolves St. Cloud Bottom Feeders St. Paul Rugby Football Club(Bombers) Rochester Minnesota Rugby Twin Ports Ice Monkeys In 2011, both Metropolis sides earned spots in the