Article 1 – Dual Foul
Dual Fouls occur when each team commits one or more fouls on the same play.
Article 2
With the exception of Unnecessary Roughness and Rough Play, dual penalties will be administered as follows:
- a) Both penalties must be accepted for the dual penalty rule to apply. If one team declines the penalty, the remaining penalty is applied as a single penalty.
- b) If both penalties are accepted, in general, the distance penalties will be adjusted at one of 4 points. These points, as shown in the following articles are – PLS, PBH at the time of the first foul, the Point of Possession (PP) or PBH at time of second foul if the first foul was No Yards, 5-yard version or Team A offside on a kickoff
- c) The teams have the option of acceptance of penalty as determined by the sequence in which the offences occurred, e.g. First offence by A – First option to B.
- d) If one of the dual fouls is a non-distance foul, it shall be applied as a 10 yard (10 metre) penalty e.g. Illegal F.P. interference by Team B, less than 15 yds (15 metre) from PLS.
- e) A «restraining zone» foul is an «in flight» foul for the purpose of this rule.
- f) Pass Interference by Team B is not an automatic first down in a dual foul situation.
- g) Where both fouls are UR or RP, the automatic 1D for the B foul will not apply. The distance penalties will be adjusted at the appropriate point of application.
- h) In balancing dual penalties, where one of the penalties is normally non restricted (Pass Interference, Unnecessary Roughing or Rough Play) the balanced application will be restricted.
Example: Team A 2D-10 on B8. A1 goes offside, B1 is called for U.R.
Ruling: A offside – 5 yards B UR 15 yards
Difference is a 10-yard application which is restricted
Possession A 1D and Goal on the B4
i) If first foul is illegal interference on a loose ball, possession will go to the non-offending team and all other penalties will be applied from this spot. Note if both teams commit loose ball interference, the first will be applied as loss of ball, the second as a 10-yard penalty.
Article 3 – Application of Penalties
The penalties will be adjusted at the appropriate point of application of the first foul. If the first foul is UR or RP, the non-offending team shall have the option of adjusting the penalties at the appropriate point of application of the first or second foul.
Article 4 – Double (fouls by one team)
When a team has been guilty of two or more infractions on the same play, the non-offending team may take its choice of one of the penalties. If one of the fouls is UR or RP, Objectionable Conduct, or No Mouthguard, it shall be added to the penalty chosen, at the point of application of the penalty chosen.
Where UR or RP occurs before a change of possession and another penalty such as Holding or Illegal Block occurs after the change of possession, if the UR or RP penalty is chosen to cancel the change of possession, the other penalties are not applied (except another UR or RP).
If the other penalty is accepted, and the change of possession remains, the point of application is PBH, and the UR or RP penalty will be added to that penalty.
Fouls on repeated converts – if a team fouls on a convert, and the non-offending team chooses to apply the penalty on the kick off, fouls by the same team on repeated convert attempts may be added to the first penalty and applied on the kick off at the option of the non-offending team.
If 2 or more fouls occur on any convert, or repeated convert, the non offending team shall choose to apply the penalty at PLS or on the kick-off for each foul independently.