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• No part of the defenders body is to be in front of the referee.

• All defenders must make it back to the marked 10 metres. Defenders linking into the line when the line moves forward will be interpreted as a breach.

• The defensive line may move forward once the ball has cleared the ruck. Referees Vocab "Hold and Go".

• The 10 metres is marked as the line between the referee and the sideline official/s.

• When defending the goalline defender/s MUST have both feet ON or BEHIND the goalline.

Definition: 'Clear of the ruck is when the ball is positioned behind the foot of the player playing the ball.'