Rule 17 · HPA Blue Book 2026
Restart after an interval
After the break between chukkas, play restarts as if there had been no break, unless the teams have changed ends.
RESTART AFTER INTERVAL BETWEEN CHUKKAS. On play being resumed after an interval, the ball shall be put into play in the same manner and position in which it would have been had there been no interval unless ends have been changed in which case play is re-started at a position corresponding to where the previous chukka ended (Rule 13).
The throw-in: the teams line up facing the umpire, each on its own side, and the umpire bowls the ball in between them towards the nearer boards. - At least 20 yd from the boards
- No player within 5 yd of the umpire
- Each team on its own side of an imaginary line, at least 2 ft (60 cm) apart
- The umpire bowls the ball in underarm, low and hard