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15. Behind
(a)
If the ball be sent over the goal-line by a player of the attacking
team, or, in the opinion _of the umpire, be sent
unintentionally
over
the goal-line by a player of the defending team from a distance
25 yards or more from the goal-line, the game shall be re-started
by a bully at the nearer 25 yards line, on a spot exactly opposite to
where it crossed the goal-line.
(b)
If, in the opinion of the umpire, the ball be sent
unintention-
ally
over the goal-line by a player of the defending team from a
distance of less than 25 yards from the goal-line, a corner shall be
awarded to the opposing team, unless a goal be scored.
(c) If, however, in the opinion of the umpire, the ball be sent
intentionally
over the goal-line by a player of the defending team
from any part of the ground, a penalty corner shall be awarded to
the opposing team, unless a goal be scored.
16. Corner
(a)
A player of the attacking team shall have a free hit from a
spot on the defenders' goal-line, or on the side-line, within 3 yards
of the corner flag-post nearer to the point where the ball crossed the
goal-line.
(b)
At the moment when the hit is taken, the defending team
shall be outside the field of play and shall have both feet and sticks
behind their own goal-line. The attacking team, except the player
taking the hit, shall be in the field of play and have both feet and
sticks outside the circle. If, before the ball be hit, a player of the
defending team cross the goal-line or a player of the attacking team
enter the circle, the umpire may order the hit to be taken again.
(c) No shot at goal shall be made from a corner hit unless the
ball first be stopped (not necessarily motionless) on the ground by
a player of the attacking team, or touch the stick or person of a
player of the defending team.
Penalty.—For any breach of para. (c)
of
this Rule :
A free hit
shall be awarded to the opposing team.
17. Penalty Corner
Rule
16
shall also apply to a penalty corner, except that the free
hit may be taken from any spot on the defenders' goal-line on
either side of the goal, but not within io yards of a goal-post.
Penalty.
—As
for Rule
16.
18. Penalty Bully
(a) A
penalty bully shall be awarded to the opposing team if,
in the opinion of the umpire,
(i) There has been an
intentional
breach of Rule io inside the
circle, by a player of the defending team to prevent a goal
being scored; or
(ii)
A
goal would probably have been scored hand an
uninten-
tional
breach of Rule io inside the circle not occurred.
(b) The bully shall be played on a spot 5 yards in front of the
centre of the goal-line, by the offending player, or any other player
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