Paul Gallen slams ‘ridiculous’ nominated forwards rule experiment ahead of Round 20 – Wide World of Sports

NRL legend Phil Gallen has slammed the league’s nominated forwards rule experimentation, saying it is akin to Under-6s football.
Under the league’s proposed rule changes for Round 20, only nominated forwards will be allowed in the scrum.
The rule is one of four which will be trialled during two matches in the final round of the season, including use of the “six again” rule for 10m infringements, handover for kicks into touch rather than a scrum, and a change in bunker referral process.
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