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    World Rugby plans to downgrade red as part of law changes

    Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 5:17 AM
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    World Rugby on Tuesday proposed a series of changes to its laws including reducing the impact red card, "aimed at enhancing both fan and player experience."

    Under the proposed change, when a team loses a player to a red card, they can bring on a replacement after 20 minutes.

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    Mauls can only stop once before the team with the ball has to move it away.

    Scrum-halves will receive what World Ruby called "enhanced protection... at scrums, rucks and mauls."

    Other proposals are designed to speed up the game, with 30-second scrum and lineout put-in limits and timed conversions.

    At lineouts, if the ball is not thrown in straight but the opposition does jump, play will continue.

    On top of this, players can now mark the ball inside the 22-metre line from a restart, encouraging more contestable kick-offs.

    World Rugby tested the rules in the recent Rugby Championship, Pacific Nations Cup and Women's XV tournament.

    It said that in the trial games, playing time was "up by more than two minutes and 30 seconds, reaching more than 33 minutes per match" while matches took up to five minutes less to finish.

    The World Rugby Council is due to vote on the changes on November 14.

    “This is another important step forward for the Shape of the Game programme," World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said

    "As a package, these trials demonstrate our commitment to making rugby as enjoyable as possible for audiences, while maintaining the integrity and competitive nature of the game.

    "The positive outcomes from the trials reinforce our belief that these adjustments will bring lasting benefits to both players and fans.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post

    At lineouts, if the ball is not thrown in straight but the opposition does jump, play will continue.
    Surely that's a misprint and should read "but the opposition contests & secures possession."

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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    Surely that's a misprint and should read "but the opposition contests & secures possession."
    That was one of the NRC rules, I think, but it should read: "At lineouts, if the ball is not thrown in straight but the opposition does not jump, play will continue."

    Otherwise, the wording as it stands allows the hooker to throw directly to the half-back!

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