1. Offside position
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
A player is in an offside position if:
· any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
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 3
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Applied in these incidents 2
Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.
Questions that ask it 1
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
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