A range of law tweaks and trials to enhance the spectacle of rugby, and improve player welfare, have been revealed in a new World Rugby plan.
Lowering the legal tackle height to the sternum in professional rugby, reducing numbers of bench players and rolling out the 20-minute red card globally are among a range of moves being considered by World Rugby to make the game safer and more attractive.
A range of tweaks and proposed changes to laws were outlined, but World Rugby also included several plans to address welfare issues, including banning the dangerous “croc roll” cleanout and a study of whether reduced tackle height trials could happen in elite rugby.
Given the increased number of cards issued as part of a push to eliminate head contact, Rugby Australia and partners argue the 20-minute red card ensures a fair contest still unfolds, and stronger suspensions can serve as the deterrent. A 75-per-cent vote is required at the World Rugby council to proceed to a global trial, however, and there is still reluctance among European unions.
World Rugby will also roll out law trials that will see crooked lineout throws not pinged if the lineout is not contested, the ability to mark inside the 22m from a restart and the ball being played from a rolling maul when the referee deems it has stopped once, not twice as is the current law.“Two hundred years ago we were born from a desire to change, and we are harnessing that same spirit to excite the next generation of fans and players.
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