‘Death of the game’ Rugby’s move to lower legal tackle height faces backlash The Independent
Started by Matthew Leach. On Monday 16th January 2023 the RFU Council agreed to lower the height of the tackle across the community game (Age Grade & Adult) from 1st July 2023. It has been introduced to improve player safety and reduce the level of head exposure. The professional game will not be changed.
Tackle Height Hub Staffs Rugby
25 January 2023 Rugby Rucker It was announced last week the legal height of the tackle would drop to the waist for levels below the Premiership, Championship and Premier 15s. The news was met with uproar by those in the community game, who weren't consulted over the decision.
Petition · Reverse RFU Tackle Height Law Decision ·
20 January 2023 Tom Sansom A petition to revoke the newly introduced RFU tackling height laws, has surpassed over 20,000 signatures. The changed laws were introduced yesterday, banning a tackle above waist height at the community game. This includes National One and below for men's rugby, and the Championship and below for the women's game.
Rugby reacts to RFU's tackle height change Andy Farrell Lower tackles can be 'just as
The decision to lower the tackle height to the sternum level is not a sudden decision by Rugby Australia, but rather a reaction to over a half-decade of research designed to improve the safety of.
RFU Approves Tackle Height Reduction For Grassroots Rugby In England
Tuesday 24 January 2023, 11:59am The rule change will affect youth rugby all the way up to veteran age-groups at a community level. Credit: PA By ITV News Multimedia Producer James Gray English.
RFU ends tackleheight trial in Championship Cup Coventry Rugby
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Trial law to lower rugby tackle height Sport The Times
11 May, 2023. · 2 min read. World Rugby Council has unanimously approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of a lower tackle height in community rugby. The opt-in trial, which gives unions the freedom to adapt within their own jurisdiction, aims to improve player safety by reducing the risk of head-on-head contact and.
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Activist group Progressive Rugby, who are in favour of lowering the legal tackle height to the line of the armpit, urged the RFU to shed more light on the studies that have motivated this change.
World Rugby Tackle Height Directive WRU Game Locker
The Rugby Football Union says it will soon provide "clarity for the game" regarding the radical new tackle laws amid fears of a mass player exodus. The tackle height will be lowered to the waist.
Make legal tackle height lower, World Rugby is told Sport The Times
Why trial the lower tackle height? The trialling of the tackle height is the result of over six years of research into injuries which occur during the tackle. The tackle is the most injurious part of the game: 74% of head injuries derive from the tackle area. approximatly 70% of head injuries which occur as a result of the tackle relate to the.
World Rugby should be taking the lead on tackle heights, not following
The RFU's decision to reduce tackle-height limits to the waist in all levels below professionalism from next season has left the English amateur game in uproar. An online petition against the move has now gained more than 75,000 signatures, with the RFU board now expected to review its decision to lower tackle heights. World Rugby will.
World Rugby Tackle Height Directive WRU Game Locker
The RFU Council's unanimous vote will result in law variations from next season, 2023/24, with the tackle height being set at waist height or below. Ball carriers will also be encouraged to follow the principle of evasion, which is a mainstay of the game, to avoid late dipping and thereby avoid creating a situation where a bent tackler may be.
Irish Rugby opts in to sternum tackle height law trials for 202325
Player Welfare Lower tackle height at the heart of plans to enhance community rugby experience World Rugby's Executive Board has recommended that Unions participate in an opt-in global trial of lowering the tackle height in the community game to below the sternum. 13 March, 2023 · 5 min read
RFU decide on sternum for new community rugby tackle height in England
RFU To support player welfare, the RFU Council agreed on Monday 16th January to lower the height of the tackle across the community game from July 1 2023. Designed to improve player safety and informed by data, this change aims to reduce head impact exposure and concussion risk in the tackle for both the ball carrier and tackler.
First red card given under strict new rugby tackle height rules
Tackle Height Hub In April, the RFU Council voted to adopt law changes to lower the tackle height in community rugby to below the base of the sternum.
Tackle Height Hub Information National League Rugby
Lower tackle height law trial introduction. In May 2023, World Rugby Council approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of a lower tackle height in community rugby. The opt-in trial, which gives unions the freedom to adapt within their own jurisdiction, aims to improve player safety by reducing the risk of head-on-head contact.