That is so teams can produce a pitch to suit their tactics, also if you made it a set size then it would be dictated by the smallest pitch.

I stand to be corrected but I dont think the 'foot over the line' is a new rule. I think that's always been the rule?

There's definitely a lot more awareness of the rule nowadays amongst players which is probably whats given people the impression that it's a new rule

There's been a slight change to the interpretation of the rule in recent years in that you now can only put a foot over the line and knock it dead only if the ball is moving when before you could do it regardless.

that would be great if all the playing areas were the same size ie every line being 10m but its just not possible like at cas or Featherstone where they have to reduce the distance between the 40m and 30m line to less than 10metres

i know the foot over dead ball line from kick-offs is'nt a new rule or the other dead ball rule but its the introdution of the touch line rule from kick-offs that made me start the thread (stupid rules).it has bugged me since introduced and every year i hope they scrap it but now with the new touch line rule i could'nt help coming on here to get it off my chest.rugby league is still the greatest game but why the people in charge constantly introduce new rules which actually make it a less exciting,skillfull or entertaining game is baffling.why don't they take a vote amongst players and coaches to get their opions

Pretty sure the rule has always applied to the touchline as well as dead ball line. Ps completely agree RL is the greatest game!

A couple of rules that annoy me a little.

1. A kick charge down resetting the tackle count. The odds seem stacked in the kicking teams favour, when a kick is charged down, to keep possession of the ball. It seems like such a low percentage play to charge the kick down when more often then not your just giving the kicking team another set of six.

2. Running the ball on the last close to the try line. Now correct me if I'm wrong but in the past this would have led to a scrum on the 10 meter line? Now I fully agree with just turning the ball over instead of having a scrum but surely the turnover should be on the 10 meter line?

I appreciate I'm probably the only person these things annoy.