Rule 5. Spare
Blue Book 2026, Part 1, Rule 5 · Preliminary Rules for the Game
In plain English
Not in use.
The published wording of this one runs to a couple of sentences, so rather than reprint it: read rule 5 in the Blue Book 2026.
Test yourself
Practise spare and the rest of the HPA rules, offline, on your phone.
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.