Specific questions (and answers) relating to the current laws
Question: Is a player offside if, although his feet are on side, he has a hand in contact with the ground ahead of the offside line? Society response: Law 15.4 Each team has an offside line that runs parallel to the goal line through the hindmost point of any ruck participant. Using this logic/reasoning, the…
Question: When a team are trying to get out of their 22, say on a defensive 5m scrum, and put their kicker deep in the in-goal area to clear, do his/her teammates need to be behind him/her to be onside to chase the kick legally? Or does the try line form their offside line? I…
Question: I’m after some clarification on where the opposition scrum half can go at the scrum if they’re not following the ball round. It’s something I’ve never pinned down. Do they have to stay on the eight’s back foot if they go the opposite side to the put in? Society response: 2018 Law book: Law…
