When is jostling illegal?
Contact and safety · Rule 10.23
Jostling is kayak contact to gain position between the attacking six-metre line and the goal line. It becomes illegal if sustained contact moves a stationary opponent's body more than two metres, if the contact is an illegal kayak tackle, or if the player's body is behind the goal line.
How it works
Jostling is kayak contact to gain position between the attacking six-metre line and the goal line. It becomes illegal if sustained contact moves a stationary opponent's body more than two metres, if the contact is an illegal kayak tackle, or if the player's body is behind the goal line. Jostling is not permission for dangerous kayak contact.
In a game
An attacker keeps pushing a stationary defender back over two metres near goal.
Remember
Jostling is not permission for dangerous kayak contact.