Fuera de juego en el lateral

Demasiado pronto.

Pat MacArthur de Glasgow Warriors lanza el lateral. Alastair Kellock de Glasgow Warriors coge el balón y lo guarda.
Inmediatamente los jugadores de Bath que no forman el alineamiento corren hacia la formación, entre ellos el nº8 Simon Taylor.

Christophe Berdos, el árbitro, penaliza a la línea de Bath por fuera de juego. Se adelantan antes del final del lateral.
Bien señalado en un aspecto en el que, a menudo, los árbitros fallamos. El árbitro aistente le avisa pero aún asi enhorabuena a Berdos por sancionarlo.


Law 19.13 OFFSIDE LINES AT THE LINE-OUT
(a) When a line-out forms, there are two separate offside lines, parallel to the goal lines, for the teams.
(b) Participating players. One offside line applies to the players taking part in the line-out (usually some or all of the forwards, plus the scrum half and the player throwing in). Until the ball is thrown in, and has touched a player or the ground, this offside line is the line of touch. After that, the offside line is a line through the ball.
(c) Players not taking part. The other offside line applies to the players not taking part in the line-out (usually the backs). For them, the offside line is 10 metres behind the line of touch or their goal line, if that is nearer.

Law 19.15 OFFSIDE WHEN NOT TAKING PART IN THE LINE-OUT
(d) Ruck and maul from a line-out. When a ruck or maul develops in a line-out, the line-out has not ended until all the feet of all the players in the ruck or maul have moved beyond the line of touch.
Until then, the offside line for players not taking part in the line-out is still 10 metres behind the line of touch, or the goal line if that is nearer. A player who oversteps this offside line is offside.
Sanction: Penalty kick on the offside line, at least 15 metres from the touchline