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n a specific geographical area. Y Yellow card The card shown by the referee to a player to indicat ... l if it is knocked or passed back from a lineout. Red card The card shown by the referee to a playe ... a in the field of play where a scrum may take place. Sent off A player is shown a red card and is permanentl ... n The designated place outside the playing area within which a yellow carded player must remain. Stiff-ar

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9 Foul play

Principle A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or shown a yellow card or be sen ... m and if they then repeat the offence, the referee shows a yellow card to the guilty player(s). Dangerous pla ... y. Yellow and red cards 9.29 When a player is being cautioned and suspended for 10 minutes, the referee will show that player a yellow card. If that player later commits another yellow-card offenc