[Tackle] Dragging away a player trying to tackle

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Christy said:
May i ask where is the rugby ball , or who has the rugby ball ,,is it on the floor or being carried
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ball is being carried.
ball carrier is blocked but not brought to the ground, everybody is on their feet.
I assumed all 3 opponents were binded to ball carrier.
Carrier's teammate binds to one of the 3 opponent players, by doing that he goes beyond the ball (offside position).
it is not specified how the situation ends.

i think we have offside position, playing the man without the ball and even obstruction (they are binded, ok, but he's preventing an opponent to tackle his teammate).
 
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cccref said:
ball is being carried.
ball carrier is blocked but not brought to the ground, everybody is on their feet.
I assumed all 3 opponents were binded to ball carrier.
Carrier's teammate binds to one of the 3 opponent players, by doing that he goes beyond the ball (offside position).
it is not specified how the situation ends.

i think we have offside position, playing the man without the ball and even obstruction (they are binded, ok, but he's preventing an opponent to tackle his teammate).
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I think it's safest to call it a maul.
If it's not a maul then there are no offside lines so he can't be offside . You could argue he is playing a man without the ball, but in a maul that's allowed , and it looks a lot like a maul
 
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crossref said:
I think it's safest to call it a maul.
If it's not a maul then there are no offside lines so he can't be offside . You could argue he is playing a man without the ball, but in a maul that's allowed , and it looks a lot like a maul
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At this point I think i am going to call a maul.
About offside in a non-maul situation, he's playing in front of his teammate (ball carrier)
 
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ChrisR

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#127
The critical point is this: At the point that the BC's support player forms the maul from in front of the BC he is offside (in front of a teammate playing the ball) and cannot participate in the game.
 
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Yes I get the point but I think that almost always if the team mate enters from right side and binds into someone who is bound onto the ball carrier , it's going to be best to call it a maul
 
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nylluma

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#129
Maybe the answer is this (not sure though):

9.3 (Foul Play/Obstruction):
A player must not intentionally prevent an opponent from tackling or attempting to tackle the ball carrier.
 
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