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Controversial tackle law to be trialled in English rugby
The RFU (Rugby Football Union) is to implement new tackle laws aimed at reducing the potential target area in tackles.
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The Greene King IPA Championship which is England’s second tier of rugby is to change the definition of a tackle from the line of the shoulders to above the armpit line. An RFU report stated that forty-seven per cent of all match injuries are now associated with the tackle. The new rule will now be implemented into all of the Championship’s games, a league which is well known for its physicality.
Nigel Melville RFU Professional Rugby Director said:
We’d like to thank the Championship clubs for their support of the trial next season and look forward to working with them on this important player welfare initiative.
“We believe lowering the height of the tackle will benefit both the ball carrier and the tackler. The Championship Cup provides an opportunity for us to assess the impact of lowering the height of the tackle on the elite adult game and will be a critical part of helping us develop game-wide approaches to concussion and injury reduction.
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Despite this new initiative, it is evident that these new tackle laws may not be entirely effective when it comes to lowering the amount of head-based collisions within the game. In March, a widescale report into the Aviva Premiership found that concussion is now the competition’s most common injury.
The Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (PRISP) report – which is a joint venture between the Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) – found that concussion now accounts for 22 per cent of all match day injuries.
The report also shows that the number of concussions requiring more than three months’ absence has increased.
The report also suggests World Rugby’s new high tackle directives has had little effect on the incidences of concussion – in the Premiership at least. With this in mind, the trial laws that are to be exercised in the Championship may also struggle to reduce the number of injuries directly related to the tackle area.
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Bill Beaumont, who is the current World Rugby Chairman praised the new trial, saying that this will, “provide World Rugby with comprehensive data and feedback to inform our continued commitment to further reducing concussion risk in Rugby”.
Only time will tell as to whether these new tackle laws will have a positive effect on the number of injuries that are occurring in the modern game.
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This is like the “catches win matches" saying in cricket. If ABs were pragmatic and kicked for goal instead of hunting tries, I reckon they win that game with ease. Instead, nearly 6 months later; we have World Rugby's official mouthpiece celebrating their Almost Won the Rugby World Cup trophy. Fine Victory Gentleman! Well-earned!!
72 Go to comments“…the All Blacks nearly won…” is the only phrase you need to concern yourself with relative to this “journalistic” piece. Enjoy your Almost Won the World Cup victory…
72 Go to commentsAw common. Stop winging. There were no errors by officials. It is all recorded. Whose fault was the Cane red card? Or the Savea knock? Maybe the selectors who insisted on making a very average player their captain should be blamed. Something had to give way.
72 Go to commentsThe latest ‘Ireland are arrogant’ attack from one of the two most arrogant rugby nations on earth.
108 Go to commentsWaawaawaaaaaaaa
23 Go to commentsHow does this guy still have a job?
72 Go to commentsSorry bok you can't beat facts, we heard you all crowing how great you thought you were..lol ! We all watched the game, cheatsabeth cheating cost abs a try, only a penalty considering it was cynical and a professional foul, doesn't matter who wrote this because thats how it happened, but you go enjoy your gifting of the cup,
72 Go to commentsCan we talk about the context of how this particular journalist continues to make a living and gets published? Controversy for clicks. Shame on all of us for engaging with these irrelevant opinions.
72 Go to commentsAn astounding article !
72 Go to commentsFrance didn’t lose against New Zeland in 2011, but against Joubert…
72 Go to commentsHahahaha knew the “journalist” just by seeing the headline. Not wasting my time reading it as I know it's just another toxic manifestation of the boks living rent free in this babies head.
72 Go to commentsWhen you read those facts, you can say safely that the game was handed to the Springboks by the ruling mistakes made by the Referee and TMO. Perhaps that is why South Africans were/are so “noisey” about the win….this behaviour perhaps concealing that they realise luck played a big part in the result. Certainly not a good look for the IRB going forward…pretty shoddy sadly.
72 Go to commentsI must admit to being quite surprised by all the wine-ing and hand wringing from most AB pundits; commentators and the general analysis after a classic and engrossing final. I shudder to think how the pundits would’ve reacted if the AB’s where victors with 1 point on the day.. Most Bok fans pundits; fans and commentators take a loss on the chin; congratulate the winner and move on…and till now the NZ rugby fans where the same.. Naas Botha’s famous quote has never been more apt…. Cowboys don’t cry or make excuses.. STOP IT CRY-BABIES; …..YOU LOST.
72 Go to comments4 out of 8 beats 3 out of 10 cups. Maybe NZ are bad finishers???🤣🤣🤣
72 Go to commentsBokke bokke Bokke
1 Go to commentsThe main thing you need on your side to win a World Cup is luck. ABs had their fair share of it in the 2011 final. One score game in the SF vs Springboks in 2015 means there always things you can look at and say if this thing or that thing happened then SA would/should have won that game. Smith’s try being called back broke protocol, but it was the correct decision, so I don’t have a problem with that. If it was an SA try called back in the same circumstances I don’t think many ABS fans would have a problem with it. Cane’s shot was high, it was the classic thing NZ players have been doing, and getting carded for for years - Walking around bolt upright trying to put a big hit on someone. Stupid play by someone with a poor disciplinary record. The one that was a big problem for me was Etzebeth’s obstruction. The referee just choked on this occasion. Frustrating to have the TMO in his ear all night, apart from at this moment. Minimum yellow card for Etzebeth, but a very strong case for a penalty try also. Despite all that the ABs had the opportunity to be ahead with 3 minutes to play, so it’s hard to point fingers too much. Pollard makes that kick 99/100. JB and RM make it 50/100. That’s what it came down to in the end.
72 Go to commentsBOKS had a great side in 2011 and were in kicked out by a NZ ref and Nz were very lucky to win in final against France.
72 Go to commentsBarrett's try came from a forward pass, and perhaps the Bok game plan would have been different had the ABs remained with 15 on the pitch. We will never know. But if we are living in a world if what if's, then go back to the France v Bok game. France dominated the WC, and had they gotten past the boks, would have easily beaten the ABs in the Final
72 Go to commentsRehashed articles. But this piece does not do justice to how good the Boks had to be to win that tournament, and how immense some of their players were in that final. Peter Stef du Toit played one of the greatest games by a loose forward ever. All Blacks played well but not well enough and came up short. There are a million ‘if’s’ and none of the ‘if’s’ that don’t happen will win you a footy match.
72 Go to commentsSour grapes/ face it the allblacks aren't that good anymore LoL!!!
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