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A rugby league trailblazer explains the rule the NRL forgot – ABC News

Just one man has kicked a “twenty forty”. He explains why.

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Nobody was expecting it. Not the opposing winger. Not the touch judge.
But the Broncos’ Anthony Milford back in round five, on the third tackle, 10 metres out from his line had an idea.
In the off-season the NRL had announced a set of rule changes.
Alongside the captain’s challenge and choice of scrum location, the “twenty forty” (also known as the 20/40) was to be introduced in 2020.
Similar to the “forty twenty” (40/20) established in 1997, the 20/40 gives the ball back to a team that find…

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