47 |
Irregularities during play |
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47.1 |
Playing out of turn |
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If a player plays out of turn, the opposing skip can stop the bowl and return it to the player to play it in the proper order. |
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If the bowl has come to rest and has not disturbed the head, the opposing skip should choose whether to:
- leave the head as it is and have their team play two bowls one after the other to get back to the proper order of play; or
- return the bowl and get back to the proper order of play.
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If the bowl has disturbed the head, the opposing skip should choose whether to:
- leave the disturbed head as it is and have their team play two bowls one after the other to get back to the proper order of play;
- replace the head in its former position, return the bowl and go back to the proper order of play; or
- declare the end dead.
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47.2 |
Playing another player’s bowl |
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If a player plays another player’s bowl instead of their own, the other player’s bowl should be replaced with the player’s own bowl. |
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If the bowl which was replaced was marked or nominated as a toucher, the player’s own bowl should be marked or nominated as a toucher. |
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47.3 |
Changing bowls |
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If a player changes their set of bowls during an uninterrupted game, or during a game that has been stopped as described in law 50 and continued on the same day, the game should be forfeited to the opponent unless the player changes their set because a bowl has been damaged (see law 49). |
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If a game that has been stopped as described in law 50 is continued on another day, a player can use a different set of bowls to the set they used during the game that was stopped. |
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47.4 |
Failing to play |
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If the result of an end has been agreed or the process of deciding the number of shots scored has started (as described in law 40.1), a player who has failed to play a bowl (either deliberately or accidentally) will lose the right to play the bowl. |
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If a bowl has been played by each team before the players discover that one of them has failed to play a bowl in the proper order, that player will lose the right to play the bowl. |
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48 |
Damaged jack |
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If the jack is damaged during the course of play, the umpire should decide if a replacement jack is needed. |
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If a replacement jack is needed, the end will be declared dead and law 31 will apply. |
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49 |
Damaged bowls |
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If a bowl is damaged during the course of play, the umpire should decide if a replacement bowl is needed. |
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If a bowl that has been struck by another bowl during the course of play splits into pieces, the end should be declared dead. |
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In the circumstances described in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, the damaged bowl should be replaced by another bowl from the same set before the start of the next or replayed end as appropriate. |
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If a bowl at rest in the rink of play splits into pieces without having been struck by another bowl, the bowl should be replaced with another bowl from the same set and the end continued. |
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If a damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from the same set, all bowls in the damaged set should be replaced with bowls from a different set. |
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