Début et reprise du jeu

7 règles

1. 11Début du jeu

   The match starts with the umpire bowling the ball hard along the ground between the two lined-up teams at the centre.

2. 14Balle sortie derrière par un attaquant

   When an attacker sends the ball over the back line, the defenders knock in from where it crossed, with attackers kept 30 yards out.

3. 15Balle sortie derrière par un défenseur

   A defender who sends the ball over their own back line concedes a Penalty 6 (corner), unless it touched another player or pony first.

4. 16Balle sortie sur le côté : la remise en jeu latérale

   In Argentina a ball out over the side goes to the other team, who hit it in from 5 yards inside the boards after an 8-second count, with opponents 30 yards away.

5. 17Reprise après l'intervalle

   After an interval the ball is brought into play as it would have been without the break.

6. 18Reprise balle sur le terrain : throw-in et fair play

   Play stopped with the ball still on the field restarts with a throw-in, or, when one team had clear possession, with a 'fair play' restart in its favour.

7. 19Balle enterrée ou abîmée

   A buried ball means a throw-in unless a player gets it out first; a broken ball means a throw-in, a retaken penalty or a fair play.