07. Blood Rule / Injury

7.1 A bleeding player is required to leave the court immediately and receive attention and the umpire will halt play immediately upon detecting a bleeding player. Such a player may be replaced by a substitute (subject to 8.1-8.7). The bleeding player may not return to the field until the bleeding has stopped and in the opinion of the umpire, does not pose a danger to the other players.

7.2 The bleeding player's team may change the position of its players (subject to 8.1 & 8.7) for the period the bleeding player is off the court. In such circumstances the bleeding player's opposing team is also permitted to change the position of its players.

7.3 A player who has recovered from bleeding may not re-enter the game until after the next goal is scored. Time will continue to run despite the play being halted for the blood rule. The game will not continue until the bleeding player has left the court and the umpire considers the court and the clothing of the remaining players to be safe for play and sufficiently free of blood.

7.4 Players with other injuries are subject to the Rules as 7.1 – 7.3. However, where a player has a minor injury, he or she may remain on Court so long as the injured player is able to continue to make an effective contribution to the game and is not posing a risk to him/herself or any other player in the opinion of the umpire. An umpire has absolute discretion to require an injured player to leave the Court.