Captain’s Problem can be launched to Tremendous League from 2025, ranging from Spherical One in February.
The transfer to introduce Captain’s Problem was one in all 4 legislation adjustments made by the RFL on Tuesday, the brand new legislation permitting captains in all televised fixtures in 2025 – additionally together with the Betfred Problem Cup, and the Ladies’s Tremendous League and Problem Cup – to refer a spread of on-field selections to the video referee.
However captains should use their problem properly, as every group will solely be allowed one unsuccessful problem in every fixture. The problem is retained if profitable.
A captain has 10 seconds from when the referee makes the choice to problem it. It might probably solely be utilized in cases when the whistle is blown and play is stopped.
There are additionally conditions through which the legislation can’t be used: Ahead cross; roll ball; discretionary penalties (10 metre/marker offside, ruck infringements referring to the pace of the play the ball, tackled into contact or in-goal after the held name); the mark of a penalty; time losing; dissent; deliberate ahead cross; scrum penalties.
The RFL board has additionally accredited an modification to the suggestions relating to move contact, which means the rules round head contact will stay as they have been in 2024.
This follows a “significant reduction in concussive and sub-concussive events in the Super League in 2024, measured by the widespread use of instrumented mouthguards”.
This implies tackles under shoulder peak will nonetheless be permitted somewhat than the change that was purported to happen which was to under armpit peak.
The opposite three legal guidelines launched are round the usage of the inexperienced card for injured gamers, offside kick chasers, and to encourage creativity round drop-outs.
Inexperienced playing cards can now be used for attacking gamers in addition to defenders, referees can now differentiate between lively and passive offside gamers at a kick chase, and drop-outs may have two variations.
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If a group kicks a drop-out on the complete over the touchline or kicks a drop-out in order that it fails to journey no less than 10 metres ahead within the subject of play, play will restart with a play the ball 10 metres out from the centre of the objective line somewhat than a penalty kick from the centre of the 10-metre line.
If a group takes a 20-metre drop-out and it travels on the complete over the touchline or kicks a 20m drop-out in order that it fails to journey no less than 10 metres ahead within the subject of play, play will restart with a play the ball from the centre of the 20-metre line, somewhat than a penalty kick from the centre of the 20-metre line.
2025 Tremendous League – key dates and what to look out for
March 1: Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves in Las Vegas
April 17-19: Spherical 8 – Rivals Spherical
Could 3-4: Magic Spherical (St James’ Park, Newcastle)
July 24: August 31 – Spherical 20 – break up spherical throughout two weekends
September 4-7: Spherical 25 – Rivals Spherical fixtures reversed
September 18-21: Spherical 27 – final spherical of standard season (dates and instances tbc)
September 26-27: Elimination Play-Offs
October 3-4: Semi-Finals
Saturday October 11: Grand Closing (Outdated Trafford)
