Experimental Law Variations Summary

Law 6 - Match Officials
1. Assistant referees are able to assist the referee in any way that the referee requires.

Law 17 - Maul
2. Remove reference to head and shoulders not being lower than hips.
3. Players are able to defend a maul by pulling it down.

Law 19 - Touch and Lineout
4. If a team puts the ball back into its own 22 and the ball is subsequently kicked directly into touch, there is no gain in ground.
5. A quick throw in may be thrown in straight or towards the throwing team's own goal line.
6. There is no restriction on the number of players from either team who can participate in the lineout.
7. The receiver at the lineout must be 2 metres away from the lineout.
8. The player who is in opposition to the player throwing in the ball must stand in the area between the 5-metre line and the touch line but must be 2 metres away from the 5-metre line.
9. Lineout players may pre-grip a jumper before the ball is thrown in.
10. The lifting of lineout players is permitted.

Law 20 - Scrum
11. Introduction of an offside line 5 metres behind the hindmost feet of the scrum.
12. Identification of scrum half offside lines.

Law 22 - Corner Posts
13. The corner posts are no longer considered to be touch-in-goal except when the ball is grounded against the post.
14. The corner posts are no longer considered to be in touch in-goal except when the ball is grounded against the post

Pulling down of Maul not to be introduced at u19 level and below

Existing Law variation for lifting of lineout jumpers applies to u15 level