I have been watching this game for quite some time now but there are things happening every game that I can't square with the rules as I thought I understood them. For example-
Penalty kick awarded. At one time the kicker had to kick through the mark. Now the penalty mark is where he starts his run up for the kick and he may kick the ball up to 10 yards from where the penalty was given.
When did the forward pass rule change from flat being forward ?
When the game is based on a 10 yard defensive line, why are teams sometimes taken back 15 yards or more without any consistency between teams or throughout the game?
The defensive line is supposed to only move forward when the ball is played by the foot. This was always an issue before using the foot was recently re-enforced. At most play the balls, the defensive line moves forward as the tackled player bends to play the ball the by the time the ball has "touched" the foot the defenders are virtually at the first receiver. This is sporadically managed by the referees with the main offenders, Wigan and Saints, being granted superhuman status re fitness and speed, always getting away with bending this rule at the expense of the overall game.

There are probably many other examples of "rule drift" or is my imagination running wild?

If/when we get back into Super League will we be allowed to pass the ball forward or does that still only apply to Wigan, Leeds and Saints or is it all Category A clubs?

Thanks Spook
It's always interesting to read the definitive version. This is what the rule book says about the play the ball -

Retire at play-the-ball (g) players of the side not in possession other than the player taking part in the play-the-ball and the acting half back are out of play if they fail to retire ten (10) metres from the point at which the ball is played or to their own goal lines. Players of the side in possession other than the player taking part in the play-the-ball and the acting halfback must retire behind their players involved in the play-the-ball or to their own goal line.

(h) having retired the distance prescribed in the preceding paragraph no player of the team not in possession may advance until the ball has cleared the ruck. A player who is out of play may again take part in the game when the advantage gained by not retiring has been lost.

My understanding of the term "cleared the ruck" is when the acting halfback has passed the ball but I don't recognise that as any part of a rugby league match.

I know you've got that from the link Spook posted, but that looks like the "Modified Rules" for U12's and under. I'm sure the international rules (which is the default away from any modified rules) says that they cant advance until the ball is played by the tackled attacker

But of a random one.

Watching a few SL games especially Catalans v Salford. The amount of times players roll the ball through legs and don’t touch with the foot is very frequent. Players off balance a bit or even just sweeping the ball through legs all being let go.

In contrast it seems in the championship every week we are been penalised for incorrect play of balls and a lot quite pedantic.

I watched a few we had been penalised for and the foot had rolled it back correctly but for a small stumble (after ball played correctly) and we get hammered.

It’s terribly inconsistent.