Polo Rules Test

Ending a chukka

5 situations. Each one is drawn on the pitch in the app; the call and the rule behind it are below.

Ending a chukka, drawn on a polo pitch

In a normal chukka, the ball is out of play when the seven minute bell rings. What happens?

The chukka ends immediately. Out of play at the bell ends the chukka there and then.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 10 - Duration of Chukkas

In a normal chukka, the ball is still in play when the seven minute bell rings. What happens?

Play continues until the next break or the second bell. In play at the bell, so it runs on to the next break or the second bell.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 10 - Duration of Chukkas

In a normal chukka, a goal is scored just as the seven minute bell rings. What happens?

The chukka ends immediately. A goal puts the ball out of play, so the chukka ends.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 10 - Duration of Chukkas

In a normal chukka, the ball crosses the sideline ten seconds after the bell. What happens?

The chukka ends immediately. The next break in play after the bell ends the chukka.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 10 - Duration of Chukkas

In a normal chukka, the umpire blows for a foul fifteen seconds after the bell. What happens?

The chukka ends immediately. The whistle is a break in play, so the chukka ends.

Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 10 - Duration of Chukkas

Make the call yourself

Every one of these is drawn on the pitch in the app, and you make the call before you see the answer.

Every rule here is stated in our own words, with short quoted extracts from the HPA Blue Book 2026 and Green Book 2025 and a link to the book itself. Polo Rules Test is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with the Hurlingham Polo Association. In any dispute the published rulebook governs.