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• High tackle definition lowered from shoulder to armpit-line
• New rule will only apply to Championship Cup next season
• New rule will only apply to Championship Cup next season
The legal height of a tackle will be lowered next season in a trial aimed at making rugby union safer.
The Rugby Football Union will lower the definition of a high tackle from above the line of the shoulders to above the line of the armpit in a move to be tested in the Championship Cup.
Written by Tom Bryant
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/25/rugby-tackle-height-law-changed-trial-concussion under the title “Rugby tackle height law to be changed in trial to prevent concussion incidents”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
