If scrums and mauls are what excite you most about rugby, the good times are set to carry on rolling. The rest of us may suffer
World Rugby
The Counter Ruck podcast: A number of trials will be run over the summer by World Rugby
Owen Doyle: World Rugby proposals remain a work in progress but still not strong enough to discourage serious foul play
Former Ireland internationals voice their disapproval at the fact that it will no longer be possible to choose to scrum from a free kick
World Rugby to consider a proposal to globally trial a new variation of red card laws successfully implemented in Super Rugby
The 6-2 split has become normalised with forward power from the bench winning over coaches
The ugly side of rugby has not gone away, and the deterrent of a straight red card should not be diluted
Ireland is the first country to launch the service for male and female players who have concerns about their brain and mental health
Constant revisions of and amendments to the game’s laws are product of coaches finding ways to bend them to their advantage
A fundamental need exists for World Rugby to rid the game of danger
World Rugby considering reducing tackle height at elite level and introducing a trial of the 20-minute red card
Antidote to end scourge of kick tennis goes on trial in Super Rugby Pacific
Science tells us to reduce head impacts and that upright tackles with heads in the same airspace pose the greatest risk of concussion
World Rugby’s curious lack of action appears to have forced individual national bodies to act, with what has been until now great haste and little thought
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