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'The game has to change!' - World Rugby to lower tackle height

World Rugby are looking to lower the legal tackle height over the next few years. It is part of a response to head injuries being commonplace in the game, as the RFU have moved to ban tackling above the waist in the community game. Kieran was joined by Matt Williams rugby coach and pundit and Matt Campbell, Professor in Genetics in Trinity College, and co-founder of the Concussion Research Interest Group to discuss…

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16.32 27 Jan 2023


'The game has to change!' - World Rugby to lower tackle height


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World Rugby are looking to lower the legal tackle height over the next few years. It is part of a response to head injuries being commonplace in the game, as the RFU have moved to ban tackling above the waist in the community game.

Kieran was joined by Matt Williams rugby coach and pundit and Matt Campbell, Professor in Genetics in Trinity College, and co-founder of the Concussion Research Interest Group to discuss…


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