"not waiting to play the ball" seems to be a different concept from a charge-down. 11.4 (f) clearly distinguishes a charge down from touching the ball. 11.5 (b) says that a player offside under the 10 metre law cannot be put onside by any action of an opponent.
We have a conflict between parts of the law (and the way elite officials rule?) - so what's new?!
We have a conflict between parts of the law (and the way elite officials rule?) - so what's new?!