SA Rugby happy with Varsity Cup tackle change
SA Rugby expressed their delight with the positive approach from coaches and players in the Varsity Cup to the new tackle height law introduced to the community game in South Africa this year.
Rassie: No excuse over new tackle laws
Rassie Erasmus says there is no excuse for club and school coaches who believe new tackle height laws for participation rugby are difficult to instil.
SA Rugby approves tackle law change
New laws to make rugby safer at school and club level were approved by the members of the South African Rugby Union at a general council meeting on Friday.
Enough is enough, we want our game back
The farcical red-carding of England fullback Freddie Steward in Dublin on Saturday showed again that rugby’s bid to make the game safer has changed the game for the worse, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
RFU retreat from furious clubs
The English Rugby Football Union has released an official statement apologising for its handling of the decision to lower the tackle height in the amateur game.
Save our sport
SIMON BORCHARDT says rugby must keep standing up to the safety police.
World Rugby set to lower tackle height in pro rugby
World Rugby is reportedly planning to follow the RFU’s lead and lower the legal tackle height across all levels of elite rugby.
Owens red-cards waist tackle law
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says the RFU’s decision to ban tackles above the waist from 1 July will make it very “difficult” for match officials.
Farrell reprogrammed, Sexton defiant
Owen Farrell is toeing the company line after completing a World Rugby tackle class but Ireland counterpart Johnny Sexton says there’s nothing safe about low tackles.
Fans not amused by waist-tackle ‘joke’
SARugbymag.co.za readers rubbished plans by the RFU to enforce waist-height tackling in amateur rugby across England.
