The following are the rules for the Super Hurling 11s, Fenway Hurling Classic in Fenway Park, Boston, on Sunday 18 Nov 2018.

The Fenway Hurling Classic is Boston Bound this November 18th! #Super11s is making it’s way to @RedSox, @fenwaypark! Who will claim the Fenway Hurling Classic Cup? Will it be @GaaClare, @OfficialCorkGAA, @OfficialWexGAA or All-Ireland Champions @LimerickCLG? pic.twitter.com/scLR0JMlBT — The GAA (@officialgaa) November 10, 2018

Limerick take on Wexford next Sunday in the 2018 Fenway hurling Classic in Boston. The winners will face either Cork or Clare in the decider, with all games being televisde on TG4.

The Fenway Classic takes on a completely different format than that of hurling, with the rules explained below.

Dimensions

The field of play

shall be rectangular, and its dimensions shall be as follows:

Length –

100 yards

Width – 53 yards.

The field of play

will be laid out in two halves with a Defensive Zone 20 yards into the field of

play from each endline.

Number of Players

Each team shall

consist of eleven players on the field of play.

There is no limit

on the number of substitutions that can be made in a game.

Duration of Game

The playing time

shall consist of two periods of twenty minutes each, but time shall be added on

in each period for incidental or deliberate delays. There shall be a six minute

break between each period in the first two games on the day and a twelve minute

break in the final.

Starting the Game

At the start of

each period of play the referee shall throw in the ball along the ground at the

centre point of the field of play between one player from each team who shall

stand each side of the halfway line facing the referee. On the

referee’s signal the ball may be played. All other players shall be

at least 10 yards from the ball.

Hand passing

The ball may be

passed with the hand no more than once consecutively by players on the same

team.

Penalty for

infringement – Free puck to other team at the point where the foul was

committed.

Kicking

The ball may not be

intentionally kicked.

Penalty for

infringement – Free puck to other team at the point where the foul was

committed.

Scoring

A goal scored from within the Defensive

Zone is equivalent to three points. A goal scored from outside the

Defensive Zone is equivalent to five points.

Time Limits

Once a team gains possession it shall have thirty seconds to attempt to score a goal. If it fails to do so possession shall pass to the other team by the ball being placed on the ground by the player in possession. All players on that player’s team must retreat 5 yards. The ball shall be played by the opposing team as a free puck.

In the last two

minutes of each period of twenty minutes the period for attempting to score

shall be reduced to twenty seconds.

Puck Outs

A puck out cannot

be taken until the referee signals.

The ball cannot be

played by a player on the team taking the puck out until it goes into the

opposition team’s half or is played by a player on the opposition team. Penalty

for infringement – Free puck to other team at the point where the foul was

committed.

If from a puck out

the ball fails to go into the opposition team’s half or is not played by a

player on the opposition team the opposition team is awarded a free puck from

the halfway point on either sideline.

Penalty Pucks

If a foul is

committed by a player in his own team’s Defensive Zone a penalty puck shall be

awarded to the opposing team.

A penalty puck

shall be struck from a point no closer than 20 yards and straight from the

centre point of the goal-line.

For penalty pucks

the ball may be struck with the hurley in either of two ways:

Lift the ball with

the hurley and strike it, or strike the ball on the ground.

Only one defending

player may stand on the goal-line. All other players, with the exception of the

player taking the puck, shall be behind the closest point to the goal line from

which the penalty puck may be taken and at least 10 yards from the point from

which the penalty puck is taken until the ball has been struck. If a defending

player fouls before the ball is struck and a goal does not result, the referee

shall allow the penalty puck to be retaken. The fouling player shall

incur temporary suspension.

“Sixty fives”/Short Corners

When the ball is

played over the end-line and outside the goal-posts by the team defending that

end, a free puck shall be awarded to the opposing team. The free

puck shall be taken from a point eight yards on the side of the goal on which

the ball went out of play. Only one defending player may stand on the

goal-line and a maximum of four other defending players (two on each side of

the goal) may stand on the end line no closer to the goal than three and a half

yards. Three attacking players may stand on the 20 yard line. All

other players shall be in the other half of the field.

Following the

taking of the free puck the attacking team shall be allowed one touch of the

ball with the hurley outside the Defensive Zone and up to one further touch of

the ball with the hurley to attempt to score a goal. The next touch has to be

by the defending team.

The defending players on the endline may not encroach onto the

field of play until the refereee signals the free puck may be taken.

Penalty Shoot Out

In the event of the teams finishing the game on level scores each team will alternate five penalty pucks If one team is not ahead on goals after these five penalty pucks, each team shall take a further one penalty each, repeated until only one team scores

Temporary Suspensions

Where a player

commits a cautionable foul he shall be temporarily suspended from the field of

play for a period of two minutes playing time. After the expiration

of this period the said player may return to field of play in the same manner

as a substitute

A player temporarily suspended from the

field of play cannot be replaced.

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