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Offside at scrum, ruck or maul
Shoulders parallel with touchline. Arm hanging straight down, swings in arc along offside line.
Offside at the ruck - May 2014
When a scrum half attempts to retrieve the ball from a ruck, the ball is not out until that player has picked the ball up from the ground. In the clip the scrum half is taken out by the player before the ball is off the ground and this would be deemed to be offside by the player tackling the scrum half. If, however, the scrum half had picked up the ball and a defending player tackles the scru
10 Offside and onside in open play
Principle The game is played only by players who are onside. Offside and onside in open play 10.1 A player is offside in open play if that player is in front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball or who last played it. An offside player must not interfere with play. This includes: a. Playin ... 2 A player can be offside anywhere in the playing area. 10.3 A player who receives an unintentiona
Offside in the lineout
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Offside choice: penalty or scrum
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Law 10: Offside and onside in open play
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Offside under 10-metre law or not 10 metres at penalty and free-kicks
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Law changes - 1 July 2024
y 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. Offsid ... On 9 May 2024, World Rugby Council agreed to law changes in three areas covering: Offsid ... g makes clear that any player who is offside in open play needs to take action to put themselves onsid ... l to put an opponent onside, will be removed. Law 10 - Offside and onside in open pla
Definitions
y is supported by the ground or players on the ground. Offside A positional offence meaning a player can tak
15 Ruck
s no lower than their hips. Sanction: Free-kick. Offside at a ruck 15.4 Each team has an offside lin ... t is on or behind the goal line, the offside line for that team is the goal line. At a ruck, the offsid ... w jersey on the right-hand side is offside. Joining a ruck 15.5 An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Sanction: Penalty. 15.6 A player may join alongsid
Enforcement of current Law - June 2012
At a meeting in May 2012, the Laws Representation Group (LRG) considered the areas of the Game where, it had been agreed by the LRG/Rugby Committee/IRB Council, Law amendments were not required but that current Law was to be enforced by match officials including: 1 Ball ripped from a ball carry not to be considered a knock-on 2 Offside when the ball is kicked to touch thereb
14 Tackle
n of their own goal line. Sanction: Penalty. 14.10 Offside lines are created at a tackle when at least one player is on their feet and over the ball, which is on the ground. Each team’s offside line run ... r the ball. If that point is on or behind the goal line, the offside line for that team is the goal line. Offside lines created by player on feet over ball 14.11 The tackle ends when: a. A ruc
Clarification 2-2021
t of their teammate who has kicked the ball. These players are offside players. Synchronise ... s the offside players to retire behind an onside team-mate. If there is an onside team-mate(s) who has run forward beyond the offside players, and is now positioned in front of them, the offside player ... 7), the offside players were required to retire behind the kicker. When the kicker chased his/her own kic
16 Maul
l not formed Offside at a maul 16.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the goal lin ... t is on or behind the goal line, the offside line for that team is the goal line. 16.5 A player must either join a maul from an onside position or retire behind their offside line immediately. Sanction: Penalty. 16.6 Players who leave a maul must immediately retire behind the offside lin
Enforcement of current Law - May 2015
n in front of the ball carrier – Law 17.4(c) The ripper must be bound – it will be accidental offsid
Five key areas of refereeing June 2012
e and offside players within 10metres of the ball alighting must retire and continue to retire unti
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
n the lineout. b. Retire to the offside line of the non-participating players of his own team. c. Stay withi ... 8 If those players move anywhere else, they are offside. Sanction: Penalty. 18.29 Once the lineout ha ... r. Sanction: Penalty. Offside at a lineout 18.30 All lineout players are onside if they remai ... s touched the player or the ground, the offside line for lineout players is the mark of touch. Afte
19 Scrum
w at a lineout; incorrect quick throw. 15 metres in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offsid ... y the ball out of the scrum immediately. Sanction: Scrum. Offside at a scrum 19.27 Players remai ... b. Permanently retires to a point on the offside line either at that team’s hindmost foot, or Sanctio ... n five metres of that team’s goal line, the offside line for that team’s non-participants is the goa
XRugby
e, two offside lines are created, parallel to the goal lines, one for each team. Each offside line run ... d and they have made a move to step, run, pass or kick the ball. The offside line remains until the bal
Tag Rugby
t Law 11: Offside in General Play 11.1 In general play, a player is offside if the player is in fron ... l. Offside means that a player is temporarily out of the game. Such players are liable to be penalise ... r is offside and cannot make a tackle until the player has been put onside. The following are the fou ... e, runs in front of the offside player, that player is put onside. (b) When an opponent, who gather
Enforcement of current law - refereeing at the breakdown - March 2020
t be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. A player may join alongside but not in fron
Beach Fives Rugby
t-off. Law 11: Offside Refer also to: 11.2 Offside in general play 11.2 & 11.3 Being put onside 11.6 Accidental offside 11.9 Loitering (excluding reference to kicks) 11.1 In general play a player is offside when ahead of a team mate who is carrying the ball or ahead of a team mate who last played it. An offside player is temporarily out of the game, and liable to sanction if taking par
Side entry - July 2022
5 - An arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line. Ruck law 15.
Clarification 2-2018
d (tackled player, tackler). At this point the offside line is created. A player on their feet may us ... w creating offside lines when the first arriving player gets over the ball was intended solely to address the “no offside lines at a tackle” issue, and that it wasnot intended to modify the way the bal ... s of the Rugby CommitteeYour assumptions in all three questions are correct ie: The Law creating offsid
Beach Touch Rugby
1: Offside 11.1 In general play a player is offside when ahead of a team mate who is carrying the ball or ahead of a team mate who last played it. An offside player is temporarily out of the game, and liabl
Beach Tag Rugby
d who then commits a second cautionable offence must be sent-off. Law 11: Offside 11.1 In general play a player is offside when ahead of a team mate who is carrying the ball or ahead of a team mate who last played it. An offside player is temporarily out of the game, and liable to sanction if takin
9 Foul play
Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or temporarily suspended or sent off. Obstruction 9.1 When a player and an opponent are running for the ball, neither player may charge or push the other except shoulder-to-shoulder. Sanction: Penalty. 9.2 An offside player must not intentionally obstruct an opponent or interfere with play. Sanction: Penalty. 9.3 A playe
20 Penalty and free-kick
g team’s offside line.Any subsequent infringement by the original offending team after the first penalt
Touch Rugby
y suspended who then commits a second cautionable offence must be sent-off. Law 11: Offside 11.1 In general play, a player is offside if the player is in front of a team-mate who is carrying the ball, or in front of a team-mate who last played the ball. Offside means that a player is temporarily ou
Clarification 3-2021
m the ruck.These actions should be discouraged.If a player is fully bound and they have moved beyond the offsid