LIST | The three temporary law changes we could see when rugby returns

With nine rounds of regular matches left to play, RUCK.co.uk understands that Premiership Rugby is working towards a July start date, which doesn't give players much time to prepare.

Here are three possible law changes we could see temporarily moving forward.

There hasn't been much discussion about this possible law change, but with the majority of players currently some distance off adequate match fitness, it could be a practical one in the immediate future.

Shortening halves from 40 to 30 minutes would give the games a better opportunity of being high-quality, entertaining spectacles and at the same time would protect player safety. It would make complete sense.

One suggestion to help speed rugby's safe return from former England and Lions wing Ugo Monye would be for uncontested scrums in the early rounds.

"It's summer rugby, let's see the ball in play, let's see some backs moves on brilliant hard surfaces and we can chuck the ball around," said Monye.

"Uncontested scrums will allow forwards to spend a little bit more time in training to get the detail, to get their bodies up to speed technically as well as physically without rushing them."

Already used at lower levels, this law could be quickly introduced to ease fears over player burn-out and injuries due to the long layoff. For example, the rolling substitutes would discourage players from carrying on if they pick up a knock and get themselves checked out.

The general rule for substitutes is that once a player has been substituted, he cannot be brought back in other than in four instances; (1) an injury to a front row player, (2) a player with a blood injury, (3) a player undertaking a head assessment injury (4) due to a player who has been injured due to a result of foul play.

With the rolling substitutes introduced, it means that players can be substituted for tactical purposes and not due to injury. This means that a player who started the game can be substituted during the match and later brought back to play.