Latest rule changes

stuey

One of them.

“Players shall not encroach within 10m of an opponent who is waiting for the ball and shall immediately retire from any opponent who first secures the ball.”

Seems as it means no challenging the receiver now when kicks ahead. No point in doing them now is there!! Players just have to stand 10 yds away and let the player take the kick.

pirate

stuey Thats insane

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Maturecasfan

Surely the player who put the kick in can go compete for the ball.
Like you say, what’s point in doing them.

pirate

I think the IRL board are just trying to justify their salaries, why complicate the game?

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/64458/amendments-to-the-international-laws-of-the-game-approved-by-irl-board#:~:text=The%20following%20Laws%20have%20been,awarded%20against%20the%20offending%20team

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stuey

The full backs are going to have an easy number now. No oppo player challenging for high kicks, no one within 10 yds. Ridiculous.

CurtisTigers

I assume that this is referring to offside players only? In which case this was always the rule until recently, where for some reason they’ve allowed offside players to encroach within the 10m and only penalise if challenging for the ball. The kicker and anyone behind him can still challenge, offside players have to stay 10m away from the catcher. Completely agree with this rule.

Hepworth

Can’t see any material change,you’re behind the kicker you can challenge,in front him and you can’t,pretty much always been the case,nuance in how it’s written but little else.

stuey

Is it referring to off-side players only though? It does not state that in the rule. If it is as before why state it as a rule change as that has always been the case.

Hepworth

stuey All down to interpretation given as ever the RFL have once again surpassed themselves by making it as clear as mud.

pirate

Hepworth
So we already know which teams will benefit from these rule changes then 🤣🤣🤣

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CurtisTigers

It’s been a rule that, for me, hasn’t been implemented correctly as late, where offside players have been allowed to be within 10m of the catcher as long as they weren’t challenging for the ball. But for me, if you’re within 10m of the catcher, you’re having an impact on them do should be penalised for it, which is what the original interpretation of the rule was anyway

Hepworth

CurtisTigers Sums it up perfectly,if you’re the player fielding a high kick you’ve no idea whether the players thundering towards you have come from an offside position or not, the only thing you know for certain is you’re going to get clattered. It’s a bit like the “not interfering” caveat in the football offside laws as one manager said “You’re either onside of offside,if you’re interfering what the bloody hell are you doing on the pitch. Rules are great it’s the interpretation that buggars them up.

Hepworth

Should have read “not interfering”