The endless renewal of a plethora of laws can lead to confusion and mistakes on the field of play.
Changes to the rules of rugby bring the law of unintended consequences into play.
A new set of experimental laws will be implemented in all local competitions, the South African Rugby Union has confirmed.
Robbie Deans has praised the officiating in the early rounds of the Super 14, saying that rewarding attack had helped the competition.
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/ 2 December 2009
The International Rugby Board announced on Tuesday that rules governing the breakdown would remain in force but that a review would start in 2010.