1. The Referee: The referee is the sole judge on matters of fact and is required to adjudicate on the rules of the game during play. The referee may impose any sanction necessary to control the match. All officials, players and coaches involved in the match are under the control of the referee.

2. The Touch: Players from both teams are permitted to effect the touch. A touch is contact with any part of the body, ball, clothing or hair. A minimum of force is to be used at all times. The team in possession is entitled to 6 touches. Intentional touch by the attacking player of a defender who is retiring directly backwards is considered a touch.

3. Touch and Pass: A player is not to pass the ball after a touch has been made.

4. The Dummy Half: The dummy half is the person who picks up the ball after a team-mate has performed a rollball.

5. Offside/Onside: After a touch has been made all defending players must move back 5 metres from the mark, as determined by the referee. Defenders cannot move forward until the dummy half has touched the ball. The dummy half can not delay picking up the ball, otherwise the referee calls play on.

6. Sideline: If a player with the ball touches or crosses the sideline s/he is deemed to be out of play and a change of possession occurs. Play restarts with a rollball 5 metres in from where the player went out. If a touch is made before the player goes out, the touch counts.

7. Obstruction: Players of the attacking team are not to obstruct defending players from attempting to effect a touch. Defending players are not to obstruct/interfere with attacking players supporting the ball carrier.

8. Scoring: A touchdown will be awarded when a player places the ball on or over the scoreline with downward force prior to being touched. A touchdown will be worth one point.? The Dummy Half is not permitted to score touchdowns.

9. Substitution Box: Teams may interchange players at any time. Players coming on to the field may not do so until the player being replaced has come off. Substitutions must occur within one meter of players changing.

10. Possession of the Ball: A change of possession shall occur when:–
* the ball goes to ground.
* the Dummy half is touched while in possession from an opposition onside player.
* the 6th Touch occurs.
* the player in possession steps on or over the boundary of the field of play.
* a stepover / rollball is performed incorrectly (step to the side, ball rolls more than a meter ect).
* a tap is performed incorrectly (the ball is touched with the hand(s) before the foot).
At a change of possession play is restarted with a stepover.

11. Passing: A player may pass, knock, throw or otherwise deliver the ball to any onside player in the attacking team. Passing forward is NOT permitted.

12. The Tap: The tap is taken by placing the ball on the ground on the mark, releasing the ball from both hands, tapping the ball with the foot a distance of not more than one metre and retrieving the ball cleanly. Any player from the attacking team may take the tap. (AND can be touched – unlike dummy-half).

13. Rollball / Stepover: A means of restarting play. Players must perform the rollball / Stepover on the mark while facing their opponents defending score line and steping over the ball between their legs. If the ball rolls backwards, it is not allowed to roll more than one metre.Players must not delay performing the rollball / Stepover. The ball must not roll forwards.

14. The Penalty

Attacking

• Forward pass (passing the ball forward)
• Touch and pass (passing the ball after the touch has been effected )
• Over-stepping the mark (Not returning to the mark where the touch was effected to perform the rollball)
• Performing a rollball before being touched or initiating a touch

Defending

• Defenders offside at the rollball (5 metres) or offside at the tap (10 metres)
• (note: exception when intentional touch by attacker when defender is retreating)

  Attacking and defending

• Disputing referees decision
• Delaying the play
• Deliberately kicking the ball
• More than seven players on the field
• Incorrect substitution
• Falsely claiming a touch or claiming Touch before contact is made.
• Using more than the minimum force to make a touch
• Misconduct

15. The Field of Play: The field is 70m long (scoreline to scoreline) and 50m wide. Substitution boxes measuring 20m in length shall be situated on both sides of the field at halfway. The Touchdown zone is the area beyond the scoreline.

16. Team Composition: A team may consist of up to 14 players. A maximum of seven (7) are allowed on the field at any one time. A minimum of four players are required for the match to be played. A minimum of two females must be on the field at all times.

17. The Toss: The captain winning the toss shall receive possession of the ball and a choice of direction and substitution box for the first half. The Referee will supervise the toss.

18. Duration: The match at the standard competition level shall be 20 minutes each way with a 5 minute break at half time. The Association may alter the duration of matches to suit match day conditions.

19. Extra Time and the Drop Off: When a match is drawn and a single winner is required, extra time is played and teams drop off players every two minutes until down to 3. The first team to score a Touchdown wins the match (except on the first set of six).

20. Player Attire: All team members must be correctly attired in team uniforms. Numbers on the back of shirts are expected. Footwear with moulded soles is permitted. Bare feet, spikes and footwear with screw in studs are not permitted. Players are not to wear any item of jewellery that might be dangerous.

*Foul Play will Not be Tolerated: Any foul play (the referee being the sole judge) will result in the offending player being penalised, sent to the sin bin for a period of time, or being sent from the field for the remainder of the match, depending on the offence.