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Message: [QUOTE="subsbligh, post: 2501185, member: 1950"] This is something overlooked a lot in public discussions: how rule changes effect lower grades and juniors. Violence in suburban rugby league and teenage junior rugby league is much worse than you'll see at NRL standard. For refs it can be terrifying. If players know the clear line in the sand of "you're off if you throw a punch" then there is no grey area of "maybe" you'll have a rest. The players and "fans" know that things will be reluctant for things to escalate to that level. I think it is a great rule change for that reason. However, I doubt that purpose ever crossed the minds of the law makers. It was knee jerk reaction to protect referrees from putting their balls on the line. [/QUOTE]

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