Rugby league sides will be capable of name on their 18th participant substitute after two head damage assessments or a critical damage attributable to foul play, as a part of new legislation adjustments for 2024.
Beforehand, the 18th named participant on a matchday may solely be launched to the interchange bench after three HIA incidences inside a recreation.
The legislation round decrease limb leg tackles and misconduct has additionally been tweaked.
These tackles can now be categorised as reckless endangerment.
Within the amendments, tackles seen as not “managed” are strikes anyplace from the knee down, whereas tacklers are inspired to keep away from the next points when making a problem:
- Off the toes at level of contact
- Failing to wrap the arms within the deal with
- Making contact under the knee or on the knee
- Placing head in entrance of a ball-carrier
- Participant not ball-carrier within the contact space and lack of management in method
Inexperienced playing cards, which impose a two-minute ‘cool-off’ interval handed to gamers who obtain remedy inside the area of play will now solely apply to the Tremendous League and in addition solely to defending groups.
Modifications to the ruck space and scrum
The set-restart, often-referred to as ‘six once more’, will now not be given for ruck infringements inside 40 metres of the crew in possession’s line with a penalty restored for such incidents.
There’s additionally a push for gamers to ‘tidy’ up the ruck, with encouragement to play the ball with the foot and be absolutely on their toes, whereas tacklers may also be penalised for flops and fingers within the ruck.
Scrum infringements will now give groups the possibility to reset the scrum quite than take the penalty, and will additional points come up the choice of a sin-bin for repeat offences will probably be put ahead to referees.