Clarification on Rule G43

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by New Lightning

G43 ROBOTS on the same half of the FIELD as their ALLIANCE TOWER may not interfere with opponent ROBOTS attempting to traverse OUTER WORKS (regardless of direction). A ROBOT is considered traversing the opponent’s OUTER WORKS if any part of its BUMPERS are within the opponent’s OUTER WORKS. Violation: FOUL. For every five (5) seconds in which the situation is not corrected, FOUL

So does this mean that I can't patrol back in forth in front of my teams outer works to prevent the other alliances robots from reaching the outer works in the first place?

You can patrol, but it will count as pinning and you will get a foul.