Inizio e ripresa del gioco
7 regole
- 11Inizio del gioco
The match starts with the umpire bowling the ball hard along the ground between the two lined-up teams at the centre.
- 14Palla oltre la linea di fondo da un attaccante
When an attacker sends the ball over the back line, the defenders knock in from where it crossed, with attackers kept 30 yards out.
- 15Palla oltre la linea di fondo da un difensore
A defender who sends the ball over their own back line concedes a Penalty 6 (corner), unless it touched another player or pony first.
- 16Palla fuori dalle linee laterali: la rimessa laterale
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.
- 17Ripresa dopo l'intervallo
After an interval the ball is brought into play as it would have been without the break.
- 18Ripresa con la palla in campo: throw-in e 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.
- 19Palla interrata o danneggiata
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.