Reviews after play has restarted
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If play has stopped and restarted, the referee may only undertake a ‘review', and take the appropriate disciplinary sanction, for mistaken identity or for a potential sending-off offence relating to violent conduct, spitting, biting or extremely offensive, insulting and/or abusive action(s).
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