Corner 60
The penalty when a defender puts the ball over their own back line: a free hit from the 60 yard line where it crossed.
A defender who puts the ball over their own back line concedes a Penalty 6, the Corner 60. It still counts as the defender's if, after they hit it, the ball deflects off their own pony, another defender's stick, a goal post or the boards. Deflect off anybody else - an attacker, an attacker's pony, an umpire or the umpire's pony - and it is only a hit-in under rule 14.
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