Test referees Nic Berry and Damon Murphy will take charge of games between the Queensland President’s XV and a Queensland Reds development squad on 9 and 15 October.
Included in the law trials are time limits on using the ball at a breakdown, forming a scrum, taking penalty kicks and throwing in at the lineouts. The changes have been introduced after a round table of Sanzaar referees flagged issues with ball-in-play time and the length of matches during Super Rugby.
* 60 seconds to take penalty kicks, 90 seconds for conversions, 30 seconds to restart after a conversionAll the above infringements result in a quick-tap penalty only, with no option to scrum.