'Captain's challenge' headlines raft of rule changes for 2020 NRL season

Teams will get one chance to challenge a referee’s decisionNew 20/40 rule and mid-air tackles are other focus areasNRL’s head of football Graham Annesley has announced a raft of rule changes to be introduced for the 2020 season, including a controversial captain’s challenge.Following an ARLC meeting on Thursday, the NRL has been instructed to implement an operational plan to allow each team one chance in general play per game to challenge a referee’s decision with the help of the Bunker. If successful, the team would have another opportunity to use the challenge system later in the game. Related: NRL refereeing again under scrutiny after six-again grand final blunder | Nick Tedeschi Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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