[nitneylion452]

Relevant rules:

[G28]

Robots may not touch an opponent Robot in contact with its Key, Alley, or Bridge.
Violation: Foul; Technical-Foul for purposeful, consequential contact.

[G44]

Generally, a rule violation by an Alliance that was directly caused by actions of the opposing Alliance will not be penalized. Rule [G28] is an exception to this rule.

[G45]

Strategies exploiting Rule [G44] are not in the spirit of the FRC and are not allowed.
Violation: Technical-Foul and Red Card

In the situation that Red 1 is sitting in red's key and Blue 2 moves up to defend, without actually entering the key or contacting Red 1, and Red 1 moves forward to bump Blue 2 while remaining in the red key, I would assess a technical foul to Red 1 for purposeful contact and a foul to Blue 2.

That is my interpretation due to the fact that [G28] is always enforced regardless of who initiated contact and is exempt from [G44] protection. I wouldn't issue a red card, however, because it would be impossible to exploit [G44] in this situation as [G44] does not apply.

We'll have to see how the refs call it in week 1 events.