Practical guidelines for match officials6. Treatment/assessment after a caution/sending-off·Page 239, 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.
As a general guide, the restart should not be delayed for more than about 20–25 seconds beyond the point when everyone was ready for play to restart, except in the case of a serious injury and/or an assessment of a head injury.
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