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TWIF Rules Manual Edition 2002 - Competition Rules Page 5 14 INFRINGEMENTS DURING COMPETITION 14.1 Infringements General 1 Sitting deliberately sitting on the ground, or failure to return immedi- ately to the pulling position after slipping 2 Leaning touching the ground with any part of the body other than the feet 3 Locking any hold which prevents the free movement of the rope 4 Grip any grip other than the ordinary grip as described in Rule 11,12 and 13 5 Propping holding the rope in a position where it does not pass between the body and the upper part of the arm 6 Position sitting on a foot or a limb or the feet not extended forward of the knee 7 Climbing the rope passing the rope through the hands 8 Rowing repeatedly sitting on the ground whilst the feet are moved backwards 9 Anchor Position any other than the position described in Rule 13 10 Trainer trainer speaking to his team whilst they are pulling 11 Inactivity Teams failing to actively engage in a competitive effort during a pull, leading to a prolonged stalemate, which could bring the sport into disrepute, constitutes a "No pull", which can be called at any time. The pull will be restarted on either new or less broken ground in the immediate proximity of the original pulling lane. If a pull with periods of inactivity lasts longer than ten minutes, the Chief Judges will draw the attention of the Centre Judge to call a "No pull". 14.2 Infringements during out-door competitions 12 Footholds making indents in the ground in any way before the command "Take the Strain" is given 14.3 Infringements during in-door competitions 13 Side-stepping stepping outside the pulling surface of an in-door competition 15 DISQUALIFICATION Teams will receive two (2) cautions for infringements of the Rules in any one(1) pull, before being disqualified. For all infringements of the Rules, a team may be deemed guilty if only one man offends. 16 BREACH OF THE RULES Failure to comply with any of the Rules for International Competition may obviate teams from competing. TWIF Rules Manual Edition 2002 - Competition Rules Page 5 TWIF Rules Manual Edition 2002 - Competition Rules Page 6 COMPETITION MATCHES AND SCORES 17 MATCHES, PULLS AND REST PERIOD A points competition consists of (nx(n-1 ):2 matches, in which n is the number of teams in the competition. Each match consists of two (2) pulls. A reasonable rest will be granted between pulls. A maximum of six (6) minutes may be claimed between matches, beginning when a team leaves the arena and ending when a team is in the marshaling area ready to re-enter the arena. 18 TOSS Before pulling commences the choice of ends will be decided by the toss of a coin. After the first pull, the teams will change ends. If a third pull is necessary, the choice of ends will again be decided by the toss of a coin. 19 WINNING A PULL 19.1 Winning a pull general A pull is won by a team either by moving the rope the required distance as indicated by the markings or through the disqualification of the other team by the judge. 19.2 Winning pull out-door A pull is won when one of the side markers on the rope is pulled beyond the centre line marking on the ground. 19.3 Winning pull in-door A pull is won when one of the side markers on the rope is pulled beyond the opposite side marker on the ground. 20 SCORE 20.1 Point's Competition A team winning a match by two (2) pulls to nil will score three (3) points, the loosing team will score no (0) points. Teams wining one pull each; each team will score one (1) point. 20.2 Pull-off's, Semi Finals and Finals Matches will be won by two (2) pulls out of three (3). A team winning a match by two (2) pulls to nil (0) will score three (3) points, the loosing team scoring no (0) points. A team winning a match by two (2) pulls to one (1) will score two (2) points, the loosing team scoring one (1) point 21 NO PULL A "No Pull" will be declared in the event of; (a) both teams being guilty of infringements; after twice being cautioned (b) both teams being guilty of inactivity (c) both teams leaving go of the rope before the finish of a pull (d) a pull being interrupted without infringement by either of the teams TWIF Rules Manual Edition 2002 - Competition Rules Page 6

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