Teams in this year’s Super Rugby competition will have the opportunity to kick for touch after the full time siren and take a line out, in a variation set to add late drama to matches.
The South Africa New Zealand Australia Argentina Rugby (Sanzaar) executive committee yesterday approved a series of law variations in the lead‑up to the start of this year's competition on February 27th.
Among those already discussed which received confirmation was the change to the try scoring bonus point law.
The bonus, previously awarded only to teams scoring four tries, will now be added when a side finishes three tries ahead of their opponent.
However, the variation which stands to add the most late drama to a game is the one which will allow teams receiving a penalty after the halftime and fulltime siren to kick for touch and have a line out.
Previously if a side opted to kick the ball out of play after the hooter, the game automatically ended.
Sanzaar CEO Andy Marinos said while the changes were subtle they would help the evolution of the tournament he considered the best provincial rugby competition in the world.
Source: stuff.co.nz
