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Wow this will be different, mauls to the ground could be dangerous, hands in the ruck will be challenging for both teams
this could be a major change for the IRB and rugby in genral
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IRB ponders major rule alterations
20 February 2006Â
By GREG GROWDEN
Sydney Morning Herald
Several radical law alterations aimed at simplifying the game, including minimising the number of penalties awarded, are being trialled by the International Rugby Board.
A group of leading rugby identities, among them former Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen, has been involved in a week-long IRB seminar in South Africa which reviewed tackle, ruck and maul laws.
These included:
Allowing the ball to be played with the hand at the breakdown;
Only foul and offside play to result in penalty kicks; all other offences to result in free kicks.
Free kicks to be taken only by a tap kick or scrum.
Teams no longer have to match up numbers in the lineout.
Allowing defenders to bring the maul to ground.
Other law changes being trialled include the use of 12 replacements, but no more are allowed once the 12 have been made.
The IRB is also considering introducing in-goal touch judges and applying under-19 scrum laws to the senior level, which include teams being unable to wheel the scrum, or push the scrum more than 1.5 metres.
No law changes can be made until after the 2007 World Cup tournament.
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Wow this will be different, mauls to the ground could be dangerous, hands in the ruck will be challenging for both teams
this could be a major change for the IRB and rugby in genral
DISCUSS