The Rules Of Underwater Rugby - Execution of penalty throws

The Rules Of Underwater Rugby - Execution of penalty throws

1. Execution of penalty throws
A. The penalty throw is carried out by one player from each team in front of the offending team's goal.
B. Neither player may be a player serving a time-penalty, nor may it be an expelled player.
C. The teams choose their own players to carry out the penalty throw. The other players shall be outside the playing area during the penalty throw. They may lie in the entrance lane.
D. The attacker shall start at the halfway line and center line crossing.
E. A water referee gives the ball to the attacker.
F. The goal defender shall be above his/her own goal and may not be more than 2 m away from the pool edge at kick-off from the water surface.
G. The start signal is given by the deck referee. Signal as for starting play; a long continuous sound.
H. The goal defender may not attack the attacker before both have dived.
I. The attacker has 45 seconds to make a goal.
J. Before control of the ball the goal defender must be within reach of the goal the whole time in order to try to stop the attacker. This means that the goal defender may choose any position (sitting upright, lying flat, etc.) but must at all time be able to touch the goal if stretching an arm/leg, without moving body position.
The goal defender may not go away from the goal voluntarily in order to try to stop the attacker, if he/she is pulled away from the goal by the attacker he/she must swim back to the goal when he/she is no longer held.
K. When in control of the ball the goal defender may leave the reach of the goal. The goal defender must be able to control the ball since it is not allowed to bring the attacker to the surface, it must be stressed that it is the ball that should be brought to the surface.
L. Both the attacker and the defender may repeatedly emerge/submerge during the penalty-throw.
M. The referees must not inform the teams of the remaining time of the 45 seconds.
The teams may inform their players from their own half of the playing area.

2. The penalty throw is finished
A. When the attacker succeeds in scoring a goal.
B. When the goal defender succeeds in obtaining the ball and is controlling it above the surface of the water anywhere in the playing area.
C. When the play is stopped due to a rule infringement from either player.
D. When 45 seconds have elapsed without a goal.

For more info go to
http://www.euwrl.com/ (english)
http://www.cmas.org/underwater-rugby (english)
http://rugbysubaquatique.wordpress.com/ (french)

Thanks to the players @euwrl