Word: player
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...ball may be caught on the bounce and carried; the player so carrying the ball may be "tackled" or "shouldered," but not hacked, throttled, or pommelled. No player may be held unless in actual possession of the ball...
...event of any player holding or running with the ball being tackled, and the ball fairly held, he may at once cry "have it down": he shall be allowed to place it on the ground unmolested; but he need not do so until his own side come...
VIII. A goal can only be obtained by kicking the ball from the field of play direct (i. e. without touching the dress or person of any player of either side) over the cross-bar of the opponent's goal, whether it touch such cross-bar, or the posts, or not; but if the ball goes directly over either of the goal-posts it is called a poster, and is not a goal A goal may be obtained by any kind of kick except a punt...
...Every player is on side, but is put offside if he enters a scrummage from his opponent's side, or being in a scrummage, gets in front of the ball, or when the ball has been kicked, touched, or is being run with by any of his own side behind him (i. e. between himself and his goal line). Every player when off side is out of the game, and shall not touch the ball in any case whatever, or in any way interrupt or obstruct any player, until he is again on side...
...player being off side is put on side when the ball has been kicked by or has touched the dress or person of any player of the opposite side, or when one of his own side has run in front of him either with the ball or having kicked it when behind...