Practical guidelines for match officials6. Treatment/assessment after a caution/sending-off·Page 238, 2026/27 edition
6. Treatment/assessment after a caution/sending-off
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
To ensure the injured player does not use/extend the delay unfairly, referees are advised to:
· signal for the medical person(s) (not the stretchers) and, if possible, remind them to be quick
Verdicts that turn on it 1
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