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The Laws of the Game apply to the ten-a-side game, subject to the following variations:
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Law 3: Number of players – the team -
Law 5: Time -
Law 6: Match officials -
Law 9: Method of scoring -
Law 10: Foul play -
Law 13: Kick-off and restart kicks -
Law 20: Scrum -
Law 21: Penalty and free kicks
LAW 3: NUMBER OF PLAYERS – THE TEAM
3.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE PLAYING AREA
Maximum: each team must have no more than ten players on the playing area.
3.4 PLAYERS NOMINATED AS SUBSTITUTES
A team may nominate no more than five replacements/substitutes. Match Organisers may vary the number of players nominated as replacements/substitututes.
A team can substitute or replace any number of players during a game at any time.
Players entering the field of play must do so at the half way line after the replaced or substituted player has left the field of play.
Sanction: Penalty Kick where the game would have restarted.
Match Organisers may decide to vary the number of replacements and substitutes and limit the number of substitutions.
Delete: 3.12 SUBSTITUTED PLAYERS REJOINING THE MATCH