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Every Weird Rugby Law Explained in 16 Minutes

If there’s one law that makes both rookies and lifelong fans scratch their heads, it’s offside. In football, the rule is straightforward: don’t stand past the last defender when the ball is played. In rugby? Things get complicated fast. At its core, the rule says: you can’t be in front of the ball. Sounds simple, right? But rugby is chaos in motion. At a ruck, the “hindmost foot” of the last player creates an invisible offside line. Anyone standing even a toe beyond it is technically illegal. In open play, if your teammate kicks the ball and you’re ahead of them, you’re offside unless you sprint back or wait until you’re “put onside.” That phrase—“put onside”—is where things get truly bizarre. You can be offside one second, then legal again if a teammate behind you overtakes you, or if the opposition plays the ball. Essentially, you’re guilty until someone else redeems you. Referees don’t just judge where you’re standing; they also judge whether you’re influencing the game. In 2019, during England vs. Australia, Elliot Daly was ruled offside despite never touching the ball. Why? Because the ref decided he was close enough to interfere. Imagine being penalized for what you might have done, not what you actually did. That’s rugby’s offside law in a nutshell: a cocktail of geometry, intention, and referee interpretation that leaves fans in disbelief.