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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 866854" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I agree with the themole25; whether he knew or not isn't relevant, but in any case, a player retiring toward his own goal-line seeing the ball coming towards him from his own player must know he's offside. This is especially so at elite level... these are professional rugby players at the very top level of the game and they know exactly what they are doing. Referees have a saying about top level rugby, <em>"nothing happens by accident".</em></p><p></p><p>Even if he had an instinctive reaction to catch the ball, that is not relevant either. A would be tackler is stepped by a ball carrier, sticks out an arm and coat-hangers him. That's an instinctive reaction too, but do we forgive that and say its an accidental stiff-arm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 866854, member: 20605"] I agree with the themole25; whether he knew or not isn't relevant, but in any case, a player retiring toward his own goal-line seeing the ball coming towards him from his own player must know he's offside. This is especially so at elite level... these are professional rugby players at the very top level of the game and they know exactly what they are doing. Referees have a saying about top level rugby, [I]"nothing happens by accident".[/I] Even if he had an instinctive reaction to catch the ball, that is not relevant either. A would be tackler is stepped by a ball carrier, sticks out an arm and coat-hangers him. That's an instinctive reaction too, but do we forgive that and say its an accidental stiff-arm. [/QUOTE]
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