The updated League Rules for 2016/17 are available via the Rules link under General on the Homepage.

The main rule changes are:

1. Introduction of an early-season window for fixture changes to the end of September, after which there should be no further changes (Rules 3.3, 3.4).
2. All Premier Division fixtures to take place on Thursdays (Rule 3.6).
3. Teams from the same club in the same division to play each other early in each half (Rule 3.7).
4. No automatic 2nd half re-nomination of players in the Men’s Leagues who play infrequently (less than 3 matches) in the 1st half - (Rule 4.6).
5. Points deductions for top-5 players in each club in the Men’s Leagues who play infrequently, i.e. less than 3 matches in the 1st half, and less than 2 out of the 1st 4 matches in the 2nd half - 5 point deduction per player per half (Rule 4.7)