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.
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.
Players fume at waist-high tackle law
Current and former professional players have reacted angrily to the RFU’s plan to enforce waist-height tackling in amateur rugby across England, amid talk that World Rugby could do the same.
Poll: Waist-high tackles – brilliant or ridiculous?
With the RFU having announced plans to enforce waist-height tackling in amateur rugby across England, talks of World Rugby following suit are doing the rounds. Is this law change going to do more harm than good?
England decide Eddie’s fate
Eddie Jones’ tenure as England head coach will be brought to an end, with the RFU to confirm the decision on Tuesday following a comprehensive review.
Eddie ‘clinging’ to England amid backroom overhaul
Eddie Jones’ role as England head coach is under serious threat amid speculation about the departures of senior backroom staff, according to reports.
RFU to bring ‘Varsity Cup’ to England
A sin bin power play is part of the innovative laws that are reportedly set to be trailed by England’s RFU in a Premiership and Championship hybrid competition next year.
Rugby Championship in line for northern hemisphere switch
The RFU has confirmed its interest in hosting Rugby Championship Tests at Twickenham following the implementation of lockdown restrictions in New Zealand and Australia.
Woodward rips into RFU
Clive Woodward has labelled the Rugby Football Union’s debrief of England’s poor Six Nations campaign as a ‘nonsensical whitewash of excuse-making, box-ticking and corporate twaddle’.
World Rugby, RFU, WRU implicated in head-injury saga
World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union confirmed they’ve received a letter of claim from solicitors representing certain players and will now take time to consider its contents.
