The law trials have been approved by World Rugby for a competition which involves Irish, Italian, South African, Scottish and Welsh sides and starts on April 23.
THREE innovative law variations have been approved by World Rugby for use in the the inaugural Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup – red card replacements, captain’s challenge and goal-line drop-outs.
The law trials have been approved by World Rugby for a competition which involves Irish, Italian, South African, Scottish and Welsh sides and starts on April 23.
Replacement for a red carded player will be allowed after 20 minutes, while each team is allowed one captain’s challenge in the match. These can be used for try-scoring and foul play incidents, or to challenge any refereeing decision in the last five minutes of a match.
Thirdly, a drop-out will also be taken from anywhere on the goal line for ‘held-up over the line’, knock-ons that occur in goal or when the ball is grounded by a defending player in the in-goal area after a kick through.
