Quote: Cibaman "That's what happened twice in the bulls game. The team that kicked on ended up losing the ball but they did so 60-80m upfield from where the ball was knocked on. It seemed like they were put at a disadvantage. Surely it's preferable defending deep in your opponents half rather than having the ball close to your line?'"
I'm not sure I get what you mean. How does what you describe equate to being put at a disadvantage?
It's quite simple really, if a team knocks the ball on, then the opposing side are deemed to be playing advantage until they take a tackle. So essentially they are allowed to take a risk with the initial possession of the ball, knowing that if they mess it up, play will always be brought back for the original knock on anyway.
I think it's a great rule, and once teams get more accustomed to it we should see some decent attacking flair while they essentially have nothing to lose.