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I know USA Rugby is using new laws at every level...don't know about the rest of the world (although we just had a small U19 women's tournament with Ontario Canada team that appeared to use new laws).
New scrum offside line for both teams is now 5 m back from the last foot in scrum; old rule was the offside line went through the last foot in the scrum (i.e., the 8-man's back foot). I found the answer to my original question: defensive SH cannot come around side opposite the put-in; the SH is free to roam between her own 8-man back foot and the nose of the ball on the put-in side. If she leaves the scrum she must retreat back to the new 5 m offside line along with the rest of her backline. The whole point is to give the offense more space to be more creative...this is good for the game but I fear that competitive imbalances will be hugely exaggerated.
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