After plenty of experimenting in their own competitions, New Zealand Rugby and their Australian counterparts have come together to finalise the rules for the upcoming trans-Tasman Super Rugby tournament.
Both parties agreed to retain replacements for red-carded players and goal-line drop-outs in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition organisers said today but New Zealand’s golden point rule and captain’s referral law have both been dropped.
Goal-line drop-outs - introduced in Super Rugby AU last year - replace the traditional 22m drop-out after an attacking player is held up or knocks the ball on in the in-goal area.
“Statistics from Super Rugby Aotearoa indicate the goal-line drop-out has achieved its purpose of speeding up the game and getting the ball back in play more quickly than a 5m scrum," NZ Rugby head of high performance Mike Anthony said.
Red-carded players will also be able to be replaced after 20 minutes, retaining the rule change introduced in Super Rugby Aotearoa last year.
The dropped Golden Point system - which awarded victory for the first team to score points in a 10-minute period of extra time - will return for the June 19 final though.
On Friday, Super Rugby Trans-Tasman kicks off with the Highlanders hosting Super Rugby AU champions Reds in Dunedin.
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