USAR and its member clubs will implement the new World Rugby Law Changes on January 1: https://usa.rugby/news/world-rugby-law-changes-set-to-implement-on-january-1-20241210
Briefly:
* Players who were part of a ruck or maul may not play an opponent taking the ball from the ruck or maul. At scrums, the scrum-half of the team not in possession may not go past the center of the tunnel.
* Conversion kicks must be taken within 60 seconds (down from 90) [the 30 second limit remains for Sevens].
* Lineouts must be formed within 30 seconds (the same as already in law for scrums.)
* Play continues on a throw not straight at an uncontested lineout.
There are nuances to these and USAR will be providing the following:
USA Rugby will be hosting a webinar to review the changes and answer your questions on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 8:30pm EST. The link to register is at the above USAR link.
FAQs and an update to the USA Game Management Guidelines for the 2024-25 season will be available around 15 December at https://usa.rugby/referee-resources