Which sport’s pitch has a 22-metre line in each half?
Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union yard interval, whereas rugby union fields only have two further solid lines called the "22 metre lines" and four broken lines each halving a half (resulting in four quarters and being translated as "quarter lines" in some languages). The dotted lines are made of two "10 metre lines" on each side of the halfway line and two "5 metre lines" before each goal line. Rugby union fields also have another set of dotted "5 metre lines". The yard lines in Canadian football are vitally important during game play, because a team's advance is measured against these lines, which in turn
Field hockey pitch play and resumption of play following a goal starts with all players in the half they are defending. The line was also used for the obselete offside rule. Each half of the pitch is then divided again by a line, referred to as the "23 metre line" or "25 yard line", positioned 22.90 m from each back line. Historically, this was first used to resume play after the ball passed over the back line and marked by flags at the side of the pitch. In 1949, deliberate defensive offenses in this area resulted in a penalty corner. From 1961, players