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Watching the NRL experiment with the new kick off rule, while still dealing with the fallout from its expanded six-again interpretation, it is fair to ask whether the game is becoming unnecessarily complicated. Pictured: Mitchell Moses of the Eels.
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Kiersten Duke

Too much rule tinkering is bad for rugby league — or is it?

Watching the NRL experiment with the new kick off rule, while still dealing with the fallout from its expanded six-again interpretation, it is fair to ask whether the game is becoming unnecessarily complicated.

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