Le match : arbitres, temps et score

7 règles

1. 4Officiels

   Who runs the game, from the two umpires and the referee to the goal judges, timekeeper and scorers, and whose word is final.

2. 6Termes et règles courants

   The vocabulary the rest of the rules rely on: foul, the states of play, the throw-in, offside, behind the ball and the fair play dropped ball.

3. 7Gagner et marquer des buts

   A game is won on total goals, handicap goals included, and a goal only counts when the whole ball crosses the line between the posts.

4. 8Durée du match

   A game normally lasts 4 to 6 chukkas, with fixed intervals between them.

5. 9Match inachevé

   A game is played to the end unless stopped for an unavoidable reason, and then it resumes exactly where it stopped.

6. 10Durée des chukkers

   A chukka lasts 7 minutes plus up to 30 seconds, with special endings for the last chukka and extra time, and the clock stops only on the whistle.

7. 13Changement de côté

   Teams swap ends after every goal, and at half time if no goal has been scored.