Packer fears over tackle law divide

By BEN JAYCOCK

Saracens and England back row Marlie Packer fears there will be a massive disconnect across the game when the RFU implements the new tackle law from the Championship down next season.
The tackle height will be waist level like in the men’s game, but Packer feels it’s a step back for growing the women’s game and increasing participation levels because the players playing the sport at grassroots level will be playing a different set of laws to the internationals.
She said: “It’s a tough one because I like a chop tackle but you want to stop the offload. For youth girls coming ...

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