Summary of Playing Rule changes that come into effect from Saturday 11th April
HURLING
1. A Yellow Card
does not carry into extra time.
2. Referee may
consult with a neutral linesman concerning the validity of a score.
3. Penalty – One defending player on the
goal-line who may not move
towards the 20m line until the ball has actually been struck. The player taking the penalty may place it up to 7m back
from the 20m line and within the arc but must strike the ball on or outside the 20m line.
4. For free
pucks for Technical Fouls committed inside the large rectangle and awarded on
the centre point of the 20m line, a maximum of five players may stand on the
goal-line and may not move forward until the ball has been struck. The player
taking the free puck may place the ball up to 7m back from the 20m line and
within the arc but must strike it on or outside the 20m line.
5. For a 20m
free puck awarded for a foul committed outside the large rectangle, all players
shall stand a minimum of 20m from the
point of award of the free and may not move closer to that point until the ball has been struck.
6.
Rule 2.4 and 4.16 – If a defending player(s) fouls
before the ball is struck and a goal does not result, the referee shall give
the penalty taker/free taker the option
of re-taking the Penalty Puck/Free Puck or
of having a point scored to stand.
7. If a player
taking a Penalty Puck or other Free Puck awarded on the 20m line fails to lift
the ball at the first attempt or fails to strike it with the hurley, even if
the action causes it to marginally cross
the 20m line, he shall be allowed to strike the ball on the ground without
delay.
8. Advantage – Referee may allow the play to
continue for up to 5 seconds after a foul; if no advantage accrues during that
5 seconds he may subsequently award a free puck for the foul.
(This is the same rule that has
been in place in football for the past year; no advantage accruing would
include such instances of a pass going astray, another player moving in to
tackle as soon as the fouled player gets away from the initial foul, a shot
taken within the five seconds which goes wide, a shot taken within the 5
seconds which is saved by the goalkeeper etc; in these instances the referee
should come back and award the original free.
If a player/team who had been
awarded an advantage commits a foul within the 5 second period then the free
shall be awarded against him for the subsequent foul)
FOOTBALL
1. A Yellow Card
does not carry into extra time.
2. Referee may
consult with a neutral linesman concerning the validity of a score.
3. Rule 2.3 and
4.16 – If a defending player(s) fouls at a Penalty Kick situation before the
ball is kicked and a goal does not result, the referee shall give the penalty
taker the option of re-taking the
Penalty Kick or of having a point scored to stand.