11. Offside

Question 1

A player is in front of a team mate who played the ball?

Answer 1

13. a) Offside

a) In general play, anyone who is in front of a team mate who has played the ball is liable to sanction unless they return to an onside position (i.e. behind the team mate who played the ball)
Sanction: Free Kick

Question 2

What are the two offside positions in a tackle? What is the sanction for offenders?

Answer 2

13. b) Offside
    b) At the tackle, there are two offside lines at the hindmost part of the tackled player and tackler. All other players from the defending team must retire towards their own dead ball line until they are behind the hindmost part of the tackled player and tackler.
    Sanction: Free Kick

Question 3

What are the offside positions in maul?

Answer 3

13. c) Offside

c) At the maul, the offside lines are at the hindmost point of any player in the maul.
Sanction: Free Kick

Question 4

What are the offside lines in a ruck?

Answer 4

13. d) Offside

d) At the ruck, the offside lines are at the hindmost point of any player in the ruck.
Sanction: Free Kick

Question 5

What is the offside position in a scrum?

Answer 5

13. e) Offside

e) At the scrum, a player is offside if they are less than 5 metres from the scrum before the ball is out of the scrum, unless the player is the scrum half or
participating in the scrum.
Sanction: Free Kick

Question 6

Describe the offside laws for kicking?

Answer 6

13. f) Offside

f) When kicking, a player is offside if they are in front of the ball when it is kicked or within 7 metres of an opponent waiting to play the ball (or the place where the ball will land)
Sanction: Free Kick