Missing tailbone pad puts team in the playoffs

[daggo66]

Originally Posted by golfnref

And you would have rule justification for sending the player off as opposed to penalizing before participating. Rule 1-5-5 "when any required player equipment is missing or when illegal equipment is found, correction shall be made before participation". I too have sent players off when they entered without required equipment.

Once again, why isn't anyone reading the bold print below 1.5.5 that says PENALTY????????????????