Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner says the rule on trainers getting hit by a ball is outdated - designed before they spent so much time on the field. He stopped short of calling for the NRL to change the rule, but predicted they would continue to get hit in the modern game. The Raiders were put on the back foot early in the game when a Sia Soliola charge down cannoned into the Sydney Roosters trainer. Canberra second-rower Elliott Whitehead was denied a try-scoring opportunity as a result. But the Roosters were given the scrum feed - and a repeat set that led to the opening try of the grand final - despite it being their trainer who had interfered with play.
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Topic: UPDATEDTrainer interference rule outdated: Furner
