What is a 22 metre drop out?

What is a 22 metre drop out?

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A 22-metre drop out occurs when the attacking team advances the ball into the defending team's in-goal area, but the defending side ends up touching the ball down. When that happens, the defending side get a free kick out on their 22-metre line and the restart of play has to be done by a drop kick.