Advantage
The umpires may hold the whistle if blowing it would penalise the team that was fouled.
The umpires stop play for a foul with the whistle. If on consultation they agree there was no foul, or the referee rules 'No Foul', the restart is a throw-in towards the nearest boards or side line from where the ball was when the alleged foul happened - unless a no foul advantage fair play dropped ball is given instead. The advantage rule: the umpires may hold the whistle, or not blow at all, if
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