You think our rules are confusing?

[Mark Padgett]

All players joining a ruck must do so from behind the foot of the hindmost team-mate in the ruck. A player may join alongside this hindmost player. If the player joins the ruck from the opponentsÂ’ side, or in front of the hindmost team-mate, the player is offside.

If a player is in front of the off-side line and does not join the ruck, the player must retire behind the off-side line at once. If a player who is behind the off-side line oversteps it and does not join the ruck the player is off-side.

If a player leaves a ruck that player must immediately retire behind the off-side line otherwise the player is off-side. Once the player is on-side, the player may rejoin the ruck. If the player rejoins in front of the hindmost team-mate in the ruck, the player is off-side. The player may rejoin the ruck alongside the hindmost team-mate.


What the ruck are they talking about?