Discussions are ongoing around the implementation of rugby's new law trials for the upcoming Rainbow Cup. The southern hemisphere have already introduced the trials in Super Rugby Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Super Rugby AU (Australia), but as of yet, the northern hemisphere has not followed suit. The new law trials include:RED CARD - ability to replace red-carded player after 20 minutesGOAL-LINE DROP-OUT – For held-up, knock-in in goal or forcing/grounding a ball which is kicking into in-goal. Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is heavily involved in the future direction of the game in his role as World Rugby Director of Rugby and High Performance. Ultimately, it will be up to the organisers of the Rainbow Cup to decide if they would like to implement any of the law trials.

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2021 14:24 UTC