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Rule 1 - Control of the Games

Control of the Games shall be entrusted to a Referee, four Umpires and two Linesmen who shall decide on the field all matters affecting play.

A Sideline Official shall be appointed for all Inter-County Senior games.

1.1 POWERS OF THE REFEREE

The Referee's decision on any question of fact (except as provided for in Rule 7.3 (aa) (1) (vi), Part 1, Official Guide) and in regard to time, shall be final.

The referee shall have the following powers:

(i) To declare the ground or other conditions unsuitable for play after consulting, where feasible, with the Officials in Charge of the fixture.

(ii) To consult with the Umpires and/or Linesmen concerning infringements of the Playing Rules, in particular rough or dangerous play, striking, hitting or kicking. The Referee may apply the appropriate rule following such consultations.

(iii) To order a player with an injury involving bleeding to leave the field of play for medical and/or other attention.

(iv) To consult, on a needs basis, with a Linesman or Umpire(s) - where neutral - in order to establish matters of fact.

This shall include consultation concerning the validity of a score when the Referee is in doubt.

A Referee or Umpire may seek and/or obtain clarification that a ball has gone between the posts for a point or outside the posts for a wide or 45/65m free, from the Hark-Eye Score Detection System, operating for games played in Croke Park and at other venues approves by Central Council from time to time.

The Protocols for the operation and use of the System shall be in accordance with the specific provisions determined and authorised by the Central Council.

(v) To over-rule a decision of a Linesman or Umpire(s).

(vi) To award a score when the ball has been prevented from going over the goal-line or crossbar by anyone other than a player or the referee.

(vii) To terminate a game because of outside interference, or any other serious reason that merits such action.

(viii) To terminate a game, having first given a three minute warning to the captain or official in charge of the team or the players involved, in any of the following circumstances: -

  • (a) A player refusing to leave the field when ordered off, or having been ordered off, rejoins the game;
  • (b) A team or player(s) leaving the field either without the Referee's permission, or refusing to continue playing.

(ix) To order that all players are correctly attired in so far as this is required by Rule.

1.2 DUTIES OF THE REFEREE

(i) To control the game in accordance with the Playing Rules.

(ii) To receive lists of players, sign them in Irish, and give a copy to the opposing team before the game.

(iii) To obtain the signature, full address, and the club of any player participating in the game, if requested by a captain or responsible team official.

(iv) To report any irregularities in respect of dimensions, markings or unsatisfactory condition of the field of play, and to report any official protest made by a team captain before the game in relation to irregularities in dimensions or markings of the field of play.

(v) To keep a record of scores, the names of players injured, replaced, substitutes taking part, temporary substitutes under Rule 1.5 (b) Injuries : Blood, any instance of late fielding or of exceeding the half-time interval, and the intrusion of unauthorised persons onto the field of play.

(vi) To record playing time, and to extend time in each half for deliberate or incidental delay or to allow for a free - awarded before time had expired - to be taken. Should the defending team commit a further foul before the referee whistles for full-time, he shall further extend the time to permit an additional free to be taken, from which a score can be made, provided no other player of the side taking the free touches the ball.

(vii) To blow the whistle when a foul has been committed or when the ball has gone out of play. To blow the whistle or give a signal to restart play. Once the referee has given a decision and has sounded his whistle to restart play, he shall not alter that decision.

(viii) To indicate the place from which all free kicks or free pucks shall be taken.

(ix) (a) To caution a player who commits a Cautionable Foul/Infraction by taking his name and showing him a Yellow Card.

  • (b) To order off a player who commits a second Cautionable Foul/Infraction by showing him a second Yellow Card followed by showing him a Red Card.

  • (c) A Caution (Yellow Card) issued in Normal Time shall not carry over into Extra Time, where played.

  • (d) To order off a player who commits a Cynical Behaviour Foul/Infraction in Football by taking his name and showing him a Black Card.

  • (e) To order off a player who commits a Cautionable Foul/Infraction and subsequently commits a Cynical Behavior Foul/Infraction in Football by showing him a Black Card , followed by showing him a Red Card.

  • (f) To order off a player who commits an Ordering Off Foul/Infraction (other than those specified in (b), (d) and (e) above, by taking his name , if not already taken, and showing him a Red Card.

(x) To present the ball to the Captain of the winning team at the end of a Provincial or All-Ireland Final.

1.3 COMMENCING PLAY

(i) The Referee shall toss a coin for choice of ends in the presence of the team captains. This procedure shall be repeated for Extra Time, where played.

(ii) Two Players from each team shall stand one behind the other on their own defensive side of the halfway line, and shall face the referee, for the throw in.

The other Players, shall be in their respective positions behind the 45m line (Football) or 65m line (Hurling).

(iii) The Referee, facing the Players, shall throw in the ball over the heads of the players (Football) and along the ground between the players (Hurling).

(iv) Regulations (ii) and (iii) above shall also apply for the start of the second half.

1.4 ENTRY TO FIELD OF PLAY/INCURSIONS

One Team Official (Maor Foirne, who is an assistant to the Bainisteoir), may move alongside the sidelines and enter the field of play, as specified hereunder, to make changes and/or to give instructions to players.

The Maor Foirne shall enter the field of play through the Substitution Zone and only when the ball has gone out of play following a score or a 'wide' or during a stoppage in play which is called by the Referee for medical attention to an injured player.

This named official shall wear a yellow or tangerine coloured bib/distinctive top which shall have "MAOR FOIRNE" in clear large letters. The Committee-in-Charge shall determine and notify the colour to be used by each Maor Foirne.

The Maor Foirne may not act as a water carrier or hurley carrier. A Selector is permitted to act as Maor Foirne. The Maor Foirne shall not be a listed member of the Team Panel.

The Referee may give his permission to a Team Medical Officer or one authorised official to enter the Field of Play to examine an injured player.

1.5 INJURIES

(a) Injuries: General - Play shall not be stopped for injury to a player, except in exceptional circumstances to enable a seriously injured player to be treated on the field or removed from the field of play. All other Injuries shall be treated off the field of play.

(b) Injuries: Blood - A player who is bleeding or who has blood on any part of his body, playing attire or playing equipment, as a result of an injury sustained during play, shall on the instruction of the Referee, immediately leave the field of play to receive medical and/or other attention. He shall not be allowed to return to the field of play until the bleeding has stopped, all blood has been cleaned off and, where possible, the injured area has been covered, any blood-stained playing attire has been replaced and any blood-stained equipment has been fully cleaned. In that circumstance, a Temporary Substitute may be used, and the following acts shall not count as substitutions under Rule 2.4 (i) and (ii), Rules of Specification.

  • (1) The use of the Temporary Substitute for a player instructed to leave the field of under the Rule.

  • (2) The return to the field of play of the injured (blood) player as a direct replacement for the Temporary Substitute.

  • (3) The return to the field of play of the injured (blood) player as a replacement for any other player if the Temporary Substitute has previously been sent off or substituted.

1.6 REPORT OF THE REFEREE

The Referee shall normally submit his report, together with a copy of each team's list(s) (as specified in Rule 2.5, Rules of Specification.), within a period of three days of the game, to the Committee or Council in Charge. When the Committee in Charge deems it necessary, the report shall be submitted within 24 hours.

The Report should contain:-

  • The result of the game.
  • The names of the Umpires and Linesmen.
  • The time each team took the field.
  • The time the game started.
  • If the interval was exceeded, a statement of the reason.
  • The names of the players injured, replaced, and substitutes taking part.
  • The name(s) of temporary substitutes under 1.5 (b) Injuries: Blood.
  • The names of players cautioned or ordered off, and the exact reason(s).
  • The name of any official or spectator who interfered during the course of the game.
  • Any other breaches of the regulations.
  • Breaches of the Match Regulations, as reported by the Sideline Official.

Any errors/omissions in respect of the above shall not invalidate the Report as a whole.

RULE 5 - LIMITATION OF LEGAL LIABILITY

These Rules shall not impose on any Referee, Linesman, Umpire, Sideline Official, Team Official or Unity any legal duty of care or legal responsibility (which duty shall remain with individual Players and, if relevant, Parents, Guardians or other persons legally responsible for them).