Penalty box
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The penalty box or sin bin is the area in ice hockey, rugby union, rugby league, roller derby and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offence not severe
A rugby union player being sent to the "sin bin"
The penalty boxes in this ice hockey arena are between the centre red line and one of the blue lines. In the photo, only the left-hand box is occupied.
A rugby league referee giving a "sin bin" ruling, signifying the ten minutes that the offender must spend off the field
Penalty (rugby)
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In rugby football, the penalty is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise players who commit deliberate infringements. The team who did not commit the infringement are give
Christelle Le Duff kicking a penalty during France-Italy of the Women 6 nations 2014.
Jeremy Staunton kicking a penalty during London Wasps-USA Perpignan.