2. Offences and sanctions
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:
· the kicker accidentally kicks the ball with both feet simultaneously or the ball touches their non-kicking foot or leg immediately after the kick:
Verdicts that turn on it 3
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 2
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Changed for 2026/27 1
What this provision replaced, and when it took effect.
Questions that ask it 2
Points in a walk where the reader is deciding this provision.
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