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4. Point Goal and Game

4.1. A game consists of a number of points. Each point ends with the scoring of a goal.

4.2. A game is finished and won by the first team to score fifteen (15) goals.

4.3. A game is separated into two (2) periods of play, called halves. Half time occurs when a team first scores eight (8) goals.

4.4. The first point of each half starts when the half starts.

4.5. After a goal is scored, and the game has not been won or half time has not been reached:

4.5.1. the next point starts immediately;

4.5.2. the teams switch the end zone that they are defending; and

4.5.3. the team that scored becomes defence and pulls next.