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    NZ rugby expands tackle below chest trial

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    November 1, 2022 10:14AM

    New Zealand Rugby will expand a trial for tackling below the chest to all community competition next year as part of efforts to minimise the risk of concussion in the sport.

    The trial will see the first tackler required to target the belly area below the sternum, with the second tackler still able to tackle below the shoulders in accordance with current rugby laws, NZR said in a statement on Tuesday.

    Lower tackling was trialled in selected competitions in New Zealand last year.

    "Our participants have told us that they want to see improvements made to the tackle and breakdown areas, so that's been our focus," NZR general manager community rugby Steve Lancaster said.

    "The resounding feedback we've received from this season's trials is that the game is more enjoyable to play and safer when the tackle height is reduced to below the sternum, or what some people will know as the belly."

    The trial comes amid growing concerns about head injuries in rugby.

    A group of almost 200 former professional players have taken legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union. They argue that the sport's governing bodies failed to take reasonable action to protect players from permanent brain injury and subsequent early-onset dementia caused by repetitive blows to the head.

    In June, World Rugby extended its sit-out period for players with concussion symptoms, requiring them to avoid playing for a minimum of 12 days.

    The global governing body also announced guidelines limiting full contact training to 15 minutes per week and launched a brain health education campaign for players.

    NZR said it would continue to trial a scrum rule which bans teams from pushing a scrum more than 1.5 metres.

    The rule applies to senior club competition but not the highest "Premier" grade of community rugby.

    "Reducing the risk of injuries at scrums has long been a focus for the game," added Lancaster.

    "But we need more time to understand from a player safety perspective if we've got this quite right."

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
    NZR said it would continue to trial a scrum rule which bans teams from pushing a scrum more than 1.5 metres.
    What happens if you have a dominant scrum? Do you get penalised if you push the scrum too far, or does the ref stop the scrum and award you a penalty/free kick?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheikh View Post
    What happens if you have a dominant scrum? Do you get penalised if you push the scrum too far, or does the ref stop the scrum and award you a penalty/free kick?
    no, you have to stop...

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    how can you train a pack to stop pushing at 1.5 metres?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheikh View Post
    What happens if you have a dominant scrum? Do you get penalised if you push the scrum too far, or does the ref stop the scrum and award you a penalty/free kick?
    A scrum that gets pushed backward is not a penalisable (is that a word?) offense. As long as it doesn't twist/or breakup, pop up, or lose its bind.

    95% of scrums would be lucky to get pushed back a Metre, let alone a Metre and a half

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    Quote Originally Posted by .X. View Post
    A scrum that gets pushed backward is not a penalisable (is that a word?) offense. As long as it doesn't twist/or breakup, pop up, or lose its bind.
    I bet we can both find at least 4 different videos showing the above statement to be optimistic.

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    In general, changes to tackling rules in rugby are aimed at improving player safety, and any such trials are carefully evaluated and adjusted based on their impact on the sport.

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