Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Meanwhile back in the NRL it appears from the Rabbitohs game that the rules over there have been changed again, if you charge into and collide with the kicker, it is a penalty. You cannot charge the kicker. You can only attempt to tackle the kicker. This seems a reasonable rule change to me, as plenty of times you see late and cheap shots on the kicker with the ready made (but in 99% cases risible) excuse "he was committed".
Shame the NRL just does these things, ignoring this side of the planet. Why they and the RFL can't find a way to all play to the same rules is a scandal, but the NRL really couldn't care less about the sport elsewhere.'"
That's a rule that should be brought in over here. It's not right that a forward can just run right at a halfback and clean him out after kicking the ball with no intent other than to injure the kicker and have it deemed legal.
In the Wigan vs Cas game Danny Orr went off with a dead leg after Mike McIlorum caught him with his hip after the kick. Perfectly legal as it stands but I don't see why it should be. It's the point when a player is most vulnerable and is much more likely to pick up an injury.
