The HPA's Stewards met on Tuesday 15, July 2025 and after a wide-ranging and positive discussion, the following points were discussed with some changes made to the rules for 2026. We would like to share these with our members now ahead of team decisions being made for next season. Home Grown Player Rule Updates [...]
Following a meeting of the HPA Stewards on 16 July 2024, a number of decisions have been made that may impact on team decisions for the 2025 season. It is for this reason we are communicating this promptly rather than announcing these rule changes at the end of the season. Please also read the [...]
Following a meeting of the HPA Stewards on 16 July 2024, a number of decisions have been made that may impact on team decisions for the 2025 season. It is for this reason we are communicating this promptly rather than announcing these rule changes at the end of the season. Please also read the [...]
The Rules Committee have published a clarification of Part 2 Annex C Rule 9 - Team Change and Substitution. Please ensure you read and understand the information below For the 2024 outdoor season, we introduced a stricter definition for substitution to specify the details of genuine short notice reason at Rule 9b of Part 2 [...]
The Rules Committee have published a clarification of Rule 6f - Fair Play Dropped Ball. The rule has been updated to read as follows: 6. f. Dropped Ball i ) Fair Play - Play may be restarted with a fair play dropped ball if: No foul has been called and the umpires have stopped [...]
Amendments have been made to some rules for 2024. The rules as laid down in the printed publication are the rules at the time of publication, but please be aware there may be subsequent changes and so the current rules to be applied are always those that are on the website. You can download [...]
