so would that rule out Mr Agar looking for an old style prop.

Definitely a god thing if you're chasing the game with a short amount of time left, but obviously the opposite if you're leading by 8-12 points with a couple of minutes to go. That being said, it isn't likely to be used much - how often have we seen teams try kicking for touch on a 20m restart?

Seems like we are following the nrl style of slowing play down which suited Wigan and shudder season before last. Just as long as there is some consistency then can't complain. Think the international game may have had a big influence on this decision.

For that read - the Aussies did it, so everyone else had to follow suit.

why dont we leave the bloody rules alone every bloody year

I'm very much in favour of continuous improvement as a concept; we should always be open to things that improve the game, either from a safety perspective or as a spectacle.

What I'm less comfortable about though is tinkering with rules for specific situations, whilst we still don't seem able to get the existing ones consistently applied.

It's a bit like making a new law to deal with using a mobile phone whilst driving, when there's a perfectly serviceable 'driving without due care and attention' law that could be applied.