Law Modifications to be Trialled in Academy Games : Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:51 pm
The Game caller Twitter I can’t get my head round the kick offs being taken on the opposition 40 line
Two law modifications will be trialled in the RFL Academy competition this summer, as part of the three-year research project across Rugby League led by Leeds Beckett University...
The following law modifications will be trialled over four rounds of the Academy season in June and July.
The legal tackle height will be reduced to below the armpit at initial contact
Kick-offs will now be taken from 10 metres further forward – on the opposition’s 40M line.
The impact of the trials will be evaluated, allowing a recommendation to be made to the RFL Board about the possible implementation of the law modifications across the sport.
The laws being trialled had the highest rating of importance (tackle height) and (kick off location).