• Ban could help eradicate serious injuries
A ban on tackling above the waist is to be trialled in a radical attempt to make rugby union a safer sport. World Rugby is looking at ways to reduce the risk of head injuries to both the tackler and the tackled player and has approved a closed trial at domestic level to monitor the effects of drastically reducing the height of a legal tackle.
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Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/08/tackle-law-rugby-union under the title “Experiment on ban on tackles above waist may be law by 2023 World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
