Eels Dude
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I think one of the reasons why the rule is currently the way it is, is to stop players deliberately kicking the ball at the ref when they're coming out from their own end.
The rule is ancient... it comes from the time when League had unlimited tackles, no 10 metre rule, and most importantly still had a contested scrum. Awarding a scrum to the attacking side made sense then cause it was an even contest there were no "sets" so to speak. Unfortunately it's one rule that has slipped through the cracks and not been changed to keep pace with other rule changes around it, probably because it only happens once in a blue moon.