Rule 2.1. Facilities
Blue Book 2026, Part 2, Rule 2.1 · Supplementary Rules
In plain English
Sockets for widened goals sit 4 yards outside each post.
- Sockets for the widened goals used in extra time go 4 yards outside each goal post.
- That is what makes a sudden death chukka easier to finish: the target is 16 yards wider than the one the game was played on.
The published wording of this one runs to a couple of sentences, so rather than reprint it: read rule 2.1 in the Blue Book 2026.
1 question on this rule
Where should the sockets for widened goals be placed?
- On the goal line, 2 yards inside each post
- 4 yards out from each goal post ✓
- 8 yards apart, level with the posts
- At the corners of the safety zone
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