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LAW 4 - The Players' Equipment clearly states "All items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather bands, rubber bands etc…) are forbidden and must be removed. Using tape to cover jewellery is not permitted.

Ian Harley

There appears to be a lot of confusion with players over this LAW, with Organisers of some Tournaments allowing players to wear jewellery and others adhering to the LAW, which causes confrontation between players and referees.
Why do Tournaments allow jewellery?

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  • In the Oxfordshire Walking Football League we took a pragmatic view on this and abide by Law 4, but have made one exception for plain wedding bands that simply cannot be removed.  In those cases, the ring must be bandaged up or covered with a padded plaster (normal plasters are not acceptable).

    It has to be remembered that there are many older players who have worn their wedding rings for a significant number of years and because of things like arthritis, their fingers have swollen to the extent that the only way to remove the ring would be to physically cut it off.

    To ban those players was considered to be extremely unreasonable and anti-inclusive.

    I am one of those players!

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  • In the Oxfordshire Walking Football League we took a pragmatic view on this and abide by Law 4, but have made one exception for plain wedding bands that simply cannot be removed.  In those cases, the ring must be bandaged up or covered with a padded plaster (normal plasters are not acceptable).

    It has to be remembered that there are many older players who have worn their wedding rings for a significant number of years and because of things like arthritis, their fingers have swollen to the extent that the only way to remove the ring would be to physically cut it off.

    To ban those players was considered to be extremely unreasonable and anti-inclusive.

    I am one of those players!

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