IRB eager to see impact of new laws in Super 14

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

DUBLIN (AFP) — Changes to the laws of rugby union are to be trialled at their highest level to date when the Super 14 tournament, the southern hemisphere's premier provincial club competition, gets underway this weekend.

Several of the International Rugby Board's Experimental Law Variations, which are designed to make the game easier for players and fans to follow and not leave matches at the mercy of a referee's interpretation of the rules, will be on show during the Super 14.

The alterations adopted by tournament governing body SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia Rugby) relate to the breakdown (tackle and post-tackle) area, the maul, lineout, sanctions, kicking from inside the 22 metre line and the act of scoring in relation to the corner posts....

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