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be held, or pulled over, unless he is himself holding the ball.
20.— Though it is lawful to hold any player in a maul, this holding does not include attempts to throttle, or strangle, which are totally opposed to all the principles of the game.
21.— That any player obtaining a ball in a maul, do have it down as soon as possible when outside the twenty-five yard posts at either end.
22.— No player may be hacked and held at the same time.
23.— Hacking with the heel is unfair.
24.— Hacking above, or on the knee is unfair.
25.— No one wearing projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha, on the soles or heels of his boots or shoes, shall be allowed to play.
