About the Rules

Here is some information about the rules of the game:

Principles of Fair Play

• Reward the skilful player
• Ensure that it does not pay to foul
• Eradicate cynicism from the games
• Ensure consistent application of the Playing Rules
• Optimise respect for Match Officials
• Ensure players take responsibility for their behaviour
• Ensure sanctions are imposed on a proportionate and transparent basis

Ensure players take responsibility for their behaviour

• Ball must be the Primary Focus
• Players are responsible for the contact they make
• Player must have an awareness and duty of care towards their opponent
• Player playing the ball will be protected

Sanctions relating to Illegal Charge/Collision determined by the following criteria

• If contact is made to opponent’s head
• If opponent has no opportunity to protect himself
• If contact/impact is excessive or causes injury
• If the elbow/forearm/hurley is part of the contact
• If the player making contact jumps or has two feet off the ground
• If the player making contact had a realistic alternative by way of challenging opponent
• The direction and distance covered by the player who makes contact

Penalty Order Off – Red Card

1. To strike or attempt to strike an opponent with head, arm, elbow, hand or knee
2. To kick or attempt to kick an opponent with minimal force
3. To strike or attempt to strike an opponent with a hurley with minimal force
4. To strike an opponent with a hurley either with force or causing injury
5. To strike or attempt to strike an opponent with a hurley with force
6. To kick an opponent, with force causing injury
7. To attempt to kick an opponent with Force
8. To stamp on an opponent
9. To behave in a way which is dangerous to an opponent
10. To inflict injury recklessly on an opponent by means other than stated above:
11. To spit at an opponent
12. To contribute to a melee
13. To strike or attempt to strike, to interfere with or use threatening or abusive language or conduct to a Match Official
14. To assault an opposing Team Official
15. To foul an opponent as in 1-12 inclusive above prior to the start or at half-time
16. To foul a team-mate as in 1-12 inclusive above.

Penalty Caution – Yellow Card

1. To pull down an opponent:
2. To trip an opponent with hand(s) or foot or hurley
3. To threaten/use abusive or provocative language/gestures to an opponent
4. To block or attempt to block with the boot when an opponent is kicking from the hand
5. To prevent or attempt to prevent an opponent from lifting or kicking the ball off the ground by striking an opponent’s hand, arm, foot or leg with the boot
6. To engage in any other form of rough play
7. To attempt to achieve an advantage by feigning a foul or injury
8. To threaten or use abusive or provocative language or gestures to a team mate
9. To make a pull with the hurley from behind and around the body that is not consistent with an attept to play the ball
10. To throw the hurley is a careless manner
11. To throw the hurley in a manner which constitutes a danger to another player(s)
12. To pull or take hold of a faceguard or any other part of an opponent’s helmet. (In hurling infractions 4 and 6 are not included in the rule book)

Penalty Note / Tick

1. To hold an opponent with the hand(s)
2. To use the fist on, or around the body of an opponent for the purpose of dispossessing him of the ball
3. To charge an opponent in the back or front
4. To charge an opponent unless;
   1. He is in possession of the ball;
   2. He is not in the act of kicking the ball
   3. Both players are moving in the direction of the ball to play it
5. To charge an opponent for the purpose of giving advantage to a team-mate: (No additional noting infractions in hurling)

Penalty Free / 1st Offence – Caution if Persistent

1. To push an opponent with the hand(s) or hurley
2. To charge the Goalkeeper in the small rectangle
3. For a player in possession of the ball to charge an opponent.
4. To hold an opponent’s hurley OR pull it from his hands
5. To use the hurley to obstruct an opponent
6. To strike an opponent’s hurley unless both players are in the act of playing the ball (Please note that following clarification persistent is classified as twice)