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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 ... d. Loitering in an offside position. 10.2 A player can be offside anywhere in the playing area. 10.
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
15 Ruck
r than their hips. Sanction: Free-kick. Offside at a ruck 15.4 Each team has an offside line that run ... t is on or behind the goal line, the offside line for that team is the goal line. At a ruck, the offside lin ... 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
Definitions
s in an offside position is loitering. A loiterer who prevents the opposing team from playing the bal ... d by the ground or players on the ground. Offside A positional offence meaning a player can take no par
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
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
14 Tackle
d, provided the tackler does so from the direction of their own goal line. Sanction: Penalty. 14.10 Offsid ... h is on the ground. Each team’s offside line runs parallel to the goal line through the hindmost poin ... e, the offside line for that team is the goal line. Offside lines created by player on feet ove
16 Maul
l not formed Offside at a maul 16.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the goal line throug ... 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 line. These players ma
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
s immediate opponent may: a. Join the lineout. b. Retire to the offside line of the non-participatin ... r position if that position is empty. 18.28 If those players move anywhere else, they are offside. Sanctio ... d, provided that the player is not in the air. Sanction: Penalty. Offside at a lineout 18.30 Al ... 2 Until the ball is thrown in, and has touched the player or the ground, the offside line for lineou
19 Scrum
w at a lineout; incorrect quick throw. 15 metres in from the mark of touch. The non-offending team. Offsid ... t then play the ball out of the scrum immediately. Sanction: Scrum. Offside at a scrum 19.27 Player ... n: Penalty. b. Permanently retires to a point on the offside line either at that team’s hindmost foo ... l or within five metres of that team’s goal line, the offside line for that team’s non-participant
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
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
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
20 Penalty and free-kick
y infringement in a lineout. 15 metres from the touchline on the mark of touch. Offside at a phase of play. At the offending team’s offside line. Any subsequent infringement by the origina
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.
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 player mus
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 7-2009
t bind onto that player in accordance with Law 16.5 (c) – Offside at the ruck.2. It is recognised in a dynamic game that rucks are not perfectly formed and therefore to comply with Law 16.5 - Offsid
Clarification 8-2009
d) or (e) save for situations where the Referee considers the actions constitute accidental offsid
Clarification 3-2011
y apply and offside players (potentially an entire team) must retire 10m from where the ball land ... r are not offside when a charge occurs.” Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee
Clarification 3-2021
m the ruck.These actions should be discouraged.If a player is fully bound and they have moved beyond the offsid
Clarification 4-2015
s the referee and tells him that a player from the winning team was clearly offside in the ruc
Clarification 9-2004
m • a collapsed maul • a defending player intentionally offside • a defending player intentionall