After plenty of experimenting in their own competitions, New Zealand Rugby and their Australian counterparts have come together to finalise the rules for the upcoming trans-Tasman Super Rugby tournament.
TV NZ reports that both parties agreed to retain replacements for red-carded players and goal-line drop-outs.
Goal-line drop-outs - introduced in Super Rugby AU last year - replace the traditional 22-metre drop-out after an attacking player is held up or knocks the ball on in the in-goal area.
Red-carded players will also be able to be replaced after 20 minutes, retaining the rule change introduced in Super Rugby Aotearoa last year.
The dropped Golden Point system - which awarded victory for the first team to score points in a 10-minute period of extra time - will return for the June 19 final though.
The Super-Rugby Trans-Tasman will start at 7.05pm Friday with the Reds vs Highlanders game.
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