<Li> A team that finds touch with a kick from a 20 - metre optional restart is awarded the loose head and feed at the scrum . </Li> <Li> If from a kick anywhere on the field, the defending team takes the ball dead, for example if they place one foot over the dead ball line before playing at the ball, the team must restart play with a goal - line drop - out . </Li> <Li> The defending team were allowed to strip the ball in the tackle if no more than two tacklers were in attendance . </Li> <Li> Limited interchanges were reintroduced, a maximum of 12 interchanges were now allowed using a pool of 4 replacements . Amended: NRL, 2008 . </Li>

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