During the match, another ball enters the field of play. Should the referee stop play immediately?
The additional ball should be treated as an outside agent and the referee will stop the match if the additional ball interferes with play. Play is restarted by a dropped ball at the place where the ball was at the time the match was stopped. * Otherwise the referee will have the extra ball removed at the earliest possible opportunity.
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