In this episode, Keith talks through the announcement from World Rugby following the Council meeting on 14 November which agreed to the introduction of four Global Law Trials for new competitions/leagues after 1 January 2025.
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References to “previous episodes” relate to Episode 40: Ep 40 – What is going on with laws and law changes at World Rugby?
We talk about:
- Quicker conversions
- A new set time to form a lineout (in line with 30 seconds at the scrum)
- Cleaner play away from the ruck/maul/scrum
- Not straight at uncontested lineout = play on
The following were not approved for progression
- One stop maul
- Mark from a kick off/restart
- 20 minute red card replacement – decision deferred to 2025
Plus two new approved TMO protocols.
For full law wordings, and download links to TMO protocols you can visit: https://passport.world.rugby/laws-of-the-game/laws-news/global-law-trials-1-january-2025/
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