The Secretary of each team may send in a report to give any extenuating circumstances surrounding the disqualification. This committee will normally meet within 7 days of the offence. The match or matches will be decided by the Disciplinary Committee. In the event of a team considering that there are circumstances that might affect their interests before a game, their Captain is to inform the referee of that circumstance and the referee is to make a note of the complaint on the back of the organiser's scoresheet. The match should take place, if possible, whatever the circumstances.
Referees can only award the game as in normal rules.
The referee will make a note on the back of the organiser's scoresheet. The game is then to be completed in the normal manner. At the end of the game the Captain is to sign the scoresheet 'under protest'. These protests can only be of a technical nature and cannot complain about individual decisions by the officials. The referee is to send in a report of the incident to the League Secretary within 3 working days.