[Law] Offside after Accidental Offside

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In a scenario where Red 10 kicks the ball forward straight into Red 8, who is accidentally offside so now playing advantage as the ball bounces back towards Red try line, is Red 7 who is standing between Red 10 and Red 8 still offside from the original kick (and penalisable if he interferes with play) or onside as he is behind Red 8 who last played the ball?

If Red 7 is still offside, does the 10 metre law apply and if so from which point, where it hit Red 8, where it landed or other?

 

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In a scenario where Red 10 kicks the ball forward straight into Red 8, who is accidentally offside so now playing advantage as the ball bounces back towards Red try line, is Red 7 who is standing between Red 10 and Red 8 still offside from the original kick (and penalisable if he interferes with play) or onside as he is behind Red 8 who last played the ball?

If Red 7 is still offside, does the 10 metre law apply and if so from which point, where it hit Red 8, where it landed or other?

Red 7 started in an offside position. He cannot be put onside by an offside team mate.

 

[davidlandy]

If Red 7 is still offside, does the 10 metre law apply and if so from which point, where it hit Red 8, where it landed or other?

I can't find anything in the laws about deflection off a team-mate and the 10m law, but there's one about deflection off the posts which says the critical thing is where the ball lands:

[LAWS]11.4(e) The 10-metre Law is not altered by the fact that the ball has hit a goal post or a crossbar. What matters is where the ball lands. An offside player must not be in front of the imaginary 10-metre line across the field.[/LAWS]

Does this help?