Yellow flag
A formal warning. Four of them and you begin your next four matches already carrying one.
A flag can be given on top of any penalty, and usually follows dangerous play, unsportsmanlike conduct or persistent breaches. Where it is for unsportsmanlike conduct after a foul, the penalty moves up the field. Both umpires must agree; if they do not, the referee decides and that is final. The player and their captain have to acknowledge the flag. Red flag: available at any point, including for
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