Captain’s Challenge to be introduced in 2025

Captain’s Challenge will be introduced to northern hemisphere Rugby League on a regular basis in 2025, starting from Round One of the Betfred Super League in February.

The new law will allow the captains in all televised fixtures in 2025 – also including the Betfred Women's Super League and Betfred Challenge Cup competitions – to refer a range of on-field decisions to the video referee.

But captains will have to use their challenge wisely, as each team will only be allowed one unsuccessful challenge in each fixture.

Full details of the policy around Captain’s Challenge, and the other new laws approved the RFL Board Meeting this week – regarding the use of the green card for injured players, offside kick chasers, and to encourage creativity around drop-outs – have been published on the RFL website and can be found here.