2. Offside offence
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:
interfering with an opponent by:
· making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 1
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Questions that ask it 1
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
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