Ball-steal rule set to be axed

The RFL will drop the controversial ball-steal rule after just one season. Meanwhile, the governing body have deferred a decision in the possible return of scrums. The ball-steal rule, copied from Australia's NRL, allows a player to strip the ball from an opponent if his team-mates drop off the tackle in time. But it has created confusion

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